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Meaning of ingenious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ingenious

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.

    Example: This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.

  2. Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.

    Example: That is an ingenious model of the atom.

  3. Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.

    Example: He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ingenious

Related words

creativeimaginativeadroitinventivecleveroriginativeartfulcunning