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:
adroitness
cleverness
creativeness
creativity
faculty
flair
genius
gift
high quality
imagination
imaginativeness
ingeniousness
innovativeness
invention
inventiveness
knack
originality
productiveness
productivity
resourcefulness
sharpness
shrewdness
skill
superiority
talent
Antonyms for ingenuity:
accident-proneness
amateur
amateurishness
artlessness
avocation
awkwardness
cack-handedness
clumsiness
debt
deficiency
deficit
denseness
disinclination
disorganisation
disorganization
dullness
entertainment
gaucheness
gaucherie
gawkiness
gracelessness
ham-fistedness
hopelessness
ignorance
impotence
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