C1adjective · rare

ingenious

in·ge·nious

ingenious · more ingenious · most ingenious

швидкий, бистрий, прудкий

оригинальный, остроумный, находчивый, изобретательный

einfallsreich, findig, originell, genial

Of a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brillianceOf a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.

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/ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/

» Tom came up with an ingenious idea.

Тому пришла в голову гениальная идея.

Тому прийшла в голову геніальна ідея.

Meaning

3 senses

Of a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.
This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
ingeniös, genial, einfallsreich
изобрета́тельныйizobretátelʹnyj, нахо́дчивыйnaxódčivyj, остроумныйostroumnyj
Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
That is an ingenious model of the atom.
clever, geschickt gemacht, einfallsreich
хитроу́мныйxitroúmnyj, оригина́льныйoriginálʹnyj
Showing originality or sagacity; characterized by ingenuity; witty.
He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.

More definitions

showing inventiveness and skill

Examples

28 sentences

Tom came up with an ingenious idea.
Тому прийшла в голову геніальна ідея.
ruТому пришла в голову гениальная идея.
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I thought it was rather ingenious.
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I thought that it was rather ingenious.
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Tom is very ingenious.
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That's very ingenious.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent:

witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious:

characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent:

witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious:

characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“

Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) + gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine.

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