OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24533

ingenuity

/ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ingenio • ingeniosidad
The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
Poverty is the mother of ingenuity.
The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.
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