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- Dictionaryingenious/ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) clever, original, and inventive: "he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget"
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(of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems: an ingenious engineer / songwriter. She devised an ingenious solution to the problem.
- English (US)
(of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something,...
- Znaczenie Ingenious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
INGENIOUS definicja: 1. (of a person) very intelligent and...
- Traditional
INGENIOUS translate: (人)靈巧的;(物品等)製作精巧的;(方法等)巧妙的. Learn more...
- Ingenious: Catalan Translation
ingenious translate: enginyós. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
1. : having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving. an ingenious detective. 2. : marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution. an ingenious contraption. 3. obsolete : showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude, or discernment. ingeniously adverb. ingeniousness noun. Synonyms.
Synonyms for INGENIOUS: inventive, innovative, creative, imaginative, innovational, talented, clever, original; Antonyms of INGENIOUS: unimaginative, unoriginal, uncreative, imitative, uninspired, unproductive, uninventive, infertile.
Ingenious definition: characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction. See examples of INGENIOUS used in a sentence.
(of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems: an ingenious engineer / songwriter. She devised an ingenious solution to the problem.
ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious designers. ingenuous means “candid” or “innocent”: an ingenuous and sincere statement; a bully with the ingenuous eyes of a choirboy.
Something ingenious shows creativity and inventiveness. If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious.