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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New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
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Then Denver figured out Tennessee had no other ground-game threats and little offensive ingenuity, and stifled him in the second half.
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New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
The job of the future isn't to compete with AI's speed but to direct its power with human wisdom and ingenuity.
—Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In Antioch’s version, the tunnels stand for Chinese ingenuity and survival.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Then Denver figured out Tennessee had no other ground-game threats and little offensive ingenuity, and stifled him in the second half.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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