Synonyms for ingenuity
ˌɪn dʒəˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu-in·ge·nu·ity

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1. ingenuitynoun

   Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, manners, politeness, readiness, tact

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

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1. inventiveness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, clevernessnoun

   the power of creative imagination

   Synonyms:
   smartness, brightness, cleverness, inventiveness, ingeniousness

2. ingenuity, ingeniousness, clevernessnoun

   the property of being ingenious

   "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"

   Synonyms:
   ingeniousness, smartness, brightness, cleverness, inventiveness

Matched Categories

1. • Superiority

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1. ingenuitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inventiveness, ingeniousness, ability, capableness, capacity, faculty, aptitude, aptness, cleverness, knack, turn, gift, genius

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1. List of paraphrases for "ingenuity":

   resourcefulness, inventiveness, cleverness, genius, wit, naivety

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1. Teddy Tzanetos:

   We have come so far, and we want to go farther, but we have known since the very beginning our time at Mars was limited, and every operational day is a blessing. Whether Ingenuity’s mission ends tomorrow, next week, or months from now is something no one can predict at present. What I can predict is that when it does, we’ll have one heck of a party.

2. Edgar Allan Poe:

   It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma... which human ingenuity may not, by proper application, resolve.

3. Arnold Bennett:

   Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity.

4. Douglas Noel Adams:

   A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

5. Ann Woo:

   What we thought was really so amazing was their ingenuity, their ability to prototype and create different designs.