Complete Definition of "ingenuity"

English

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

#: The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the Old Egyptians.
#: Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity.

Translations
trans-top|ability to come up with solutions to difficult problems
Finnish: nerokkuus, nokkeluus
Italian: ingegnosità
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Spanish: t+|es|ingenio|m
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ingenious

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