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ingeniousness

ingeniousness

7.2
Being very clever at finding new ways to solve problems and make things
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdʒiːniəsnəs/
translation icon : ingenio
  • In the world of design, her ingeniousness often led to innovative products that captured the interest of consumers.

So it's just proof that you can take these, these simple foods with some ingeniousness and, and appeal to all Americans.

Examples

  • I find his yankee ingeniousness almost frightening.

  • So it's just proof that you can take these, these simple foods with some ingeniousness and, and appeal to all Americans.

  • While I acknowledge the ingeniousness of Elephant, he picked up right where he left off on that one with Paranoid Park and embellished what was great about not only Elephant but his entire body of work, and strung it all together near-perfectly with Paranoid Park.

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  • Her ingeniousness allowed her to develop a unique solution to the problem that no one else could figure out.

  • The inventor's ingeniousness was evident in the way he created a device that simplified everyday tasks.

Synonyms

creativity
vsingeniousness
213 3.4

The ability to use imagination to make new ideas or things

focuses more on clever problem solving and useful results
ingenuity
vsingeniousness
53 6.1

Clever new thinking that finds solutions to problems and makes useful things

is the same meaning but a different word form
originality
vsingeniousness
30 4.5

A quality of being new and different in ideas and not copied from others

stresses clever invention and practical problem solving
cleverness
vsingeniousness
16 2.8

Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions

leans toward newness and invention rather than quick wit
wizardry
vsingeniousness
11 6.7

Very great skill in a particular activity, like making games or cooking

is broader, covering clever original invention across many tasks
creative thinking
vsingeniousness
5 3.7

Thinking in new ways to make things or solve problems

is the quality shown in outcomes rather than the thinking
inventiveness
vsingeniousness
5 4.9

The ability to think of new ideas and ways to do things

stresses clever originality especially for problem solving
elegance
vsingeniousness
5 5.5

A simple, clever way of solving a problem that works well

focuses more on novelty and inventive problem solving than simplicity
creativeness
vsingeniousness
1 3.3

Ability to think of new ideas and make new things

adds emphasis on cleverness and practical problem solving
innovativeness
vsingeniousness
1 6.7

Thinking of new ideas and using new ways to do things

focuses more on clever originality in solving tasks
contrivance
vsingeniousness
7.9

Skill in inventing new or clever things

focuses more on clever originality across solving and building
cunningness
vsingeniousness
5.8

Being clever and skillful at making or finding new solutions

emphasizes inventive originality rather than focused craft skill
artiness
vsingeniousness
6.7

A quality of being creative and skilled in making art or design

is more general, not limited to stylish or decorative use

Antonyms

A lack of new ideas or creativity

How Clever

brilliance
42 4.1
ingeniousness
7.2
cleverness
16 2.8

Surface Forms

ingeniousness singular

Morphology

ingeniousness = ingenious (transparent) = ingenious + ness

Formed by a straightforward adjective + -ness nominalization; the meaning 'quality of being ingenious' is directly predictable from 'ingenious'.

Etymology

The word ingeniousness comes from the old Latin word ingenium, which meant 'natural talent' or 'a clever idea', and it is the same root behind ingenuity and the common word engine. So, ingeniousness is the quality of being clever and inventive, the kind of thinking that finds new solutions.