ingenuity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 See also

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ingenuity (usually uncountable; plural ingenuities)

1. The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original and creative ways

   The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.

   Poverty is the mother of ingenuity.

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• ingenious
• ingenuous

[edit] See also

• industriousness