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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These eight restaurants blend tradition and ingenuity. February 27, 2025
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Baby animals will face death in its myriad unpredictable forms only to be protected by their devoted parents (mothers 80 percent of the time) or their own innate and recognizably anthropomorphized ingenuity.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
That persistence, fitness, ball-domination and ingenuity have Leeds on course for more than 100 points and 96 goals scored at their current trajectory.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Baby animals will face death in its myriad unpredictable forms only to be protected by their devoted parents (mothers 80 percent of the time) or their own innate and recognizably anthropomorphized ingenuity.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
For a company known for its ingenuity, Disney seemed to phone it in this year by spending their precious millions on a dull ad that imagines a universe without their iconic IP.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
That persistence, fitness, ball-domination and ingenuity have Leeds on course for more than 100 points and 96 goals scored at their current trajectory.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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