Ingenious word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ingenious" word

[adjective] showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
[adjective] skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"
[adjective] (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"

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\In*gen"ious\, a. [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ing['e]nieux. See {Engine}.] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic. A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war. --Hakluyt. Thou, king, send out For torturers ingenious. --Shak. The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill. --Cowper. 3. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply. 4. Mental; intellectual. [Obs.] A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak.

Synonyms for ingenious

adroit, artful, clever, creative, cunning, imaginative, inventive, originative

Related terms: artistic, bright, conceptual, coordinated, creative, dexterous, feline, foxy, good, ideative, innovational, inspired, neat, pregnant, resourceful, scheming, serpentine, subtile, tactful, well-done, wily, workmanlike

The fun area, different aproach to word »ingenious«

Let's analyse "ingenious" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 55.6% of vowels is 17% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOINEGNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. --. . -. .. --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ingenious: 9 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 3 = 32, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ingenious: 9 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 50, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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