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ingenious definition
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Grep of noun ingenious ingeniousness Overview of adj ingenious The adj ingenious has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) imaginative, ingenious, inventive -- ((used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics") 2. adroit, clever, ingenious -- (skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme") 3. clever, cunning, ingenious -- (showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""; "an ingenious solution to the problem") Antonyms of adj ingenious 3 senses of ingenious Sense 1 imaginative, ingenious, inventive INDIRECT (VIA creative) -> uncreative Sense 2 adroit, clever, ingenious INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless Sense 3 clever, cunning, ingenious INDIRECT (VIA adroit) -> maladroit Similarity of adj ingenious 3 senses of ingenious Sense 1 imaginative, ingenious, inventive => creative (vs. uncreative), originative Sense 2 adroit, clever, ingenious => artful (vs. artless) Sense 3 clever, cunning, ingenious => adroit (vs. maladroit) Attributes of adj ingenious Familiarity of adj ingenious ingenious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj ingenious ingenious Overview of adj ingenious The adj ingenious has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) imaginative, ingenious, inventive -- ((used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics") 2. adroit, clever, ingenious -- (skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme") 3. clever, cunning, ingenious -- (showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success""; "an ingenious solution to the problem")
ingenious definition
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