ingenuity
noun
in·ge·nu·i·ty
ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē 
-ˈnyü-
plural ingenuities
1
a
: skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness
b
: cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
2
: an ingenious device or contrivance
3
obsolete
: candor, ingenuousness
Examples of ingenuity in a Sentence
She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs.
It will take considerable ingenuity to fix these problems.
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Is that type of human ingenuity more impressive than someone who was born with superpowers?
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Those circumstances are most common in the South (leave it to Southern ingenuity to figure this one out).
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Curiously, tactical ingenuity was not seen as crucial an aspect as managing players’ egos, considering the squad was enriched with quality and could get by, in most games, on individual talent alone.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Daniel Hanson is founded on hard work, love and ingenuity and the brand is still entirely independent, family run and owned.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Those circumstances are most common in the South (leave it to Southern ingenuity to figure this one out).
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Curiously, tactical ingenuity was not seen as crucial an aspect as managing players’ egos, considering the squad was enriched with quality and could get by, in most games, on individual talent alone.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Daniel Hanson is founded on hard work, love and ingenuity and the brand is still entirely independent, family run and owned.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ingenuity
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenuity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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