ingenuity
nounHow to pronounce ingenuity:
Definition of ingenuity:
- ingenuity (noun):
- cleverness at inventing things
- the property of being ingenious.
- skill or cleverness in devising or combining inventiveness
Synonyms for ingenuity:
flairresourcefulnessinventionimaginationoriginalityfacultyproductivitytalentgeniuscreativityShow 8 more
Antonyms for ingenuity:
inexperiencedisinclinationpovertyineptitudeneedmistakeclumsinessdeficiencywanthopelessnessShow 15 more
Other 5-syllable words like ingenuity
Here are some other common words that have 5 syllables, like ingenuity does.
- extermination
- irrefutable
- unconquerable
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- sophisticated
- inescapable
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- occasionally
- pulchritudinous
- particularly
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- deliberately
- juxtaposition
- ineffectual
- perspicacious
- Machiavellian
- obliviously
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- imperturbable
- habitually
- irretractable
- alternatively
- compartmentalize
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