ingenuity

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
  2. (uncountable, usually) An ingenuous action or thought.
  3. (archaic, uncountable, usually) Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/
Etymology

From Latin ingenuitās.

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