HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ingenuity
/ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/
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What does ingenuity mean?
noun
- The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
- An ingenuous action or thought.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪndʒəˈnuəˌti/
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It is hazardous to play poker with them, but their ingenuity adds a peculiar excitement to the best game in the world.
Others exercised their ingenuity in picking the new discovery to pieces, and still others attributed it all to the machinations of Satan.
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Ham was a boat-builder in these days, having improved a natural ingenuity in that handicraft, until he had become a skilled workman.
Just how to distribute the weight of the planes is a matter which must be left to the ingenuity of the builder.
To use them in your dreams as fish bait, foretells that by your ingenuity you will use your enemies to good advantage.