INGENUITY


Meaning of INGENUITY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , great

▪ a little

▪ technical

▪ human

▪ American , Yankee (both AmE )

… OF INGENUITY

▪ amount , degree

Getting out of this mess was going to require a fair degree of ~.

VERB + INGENUITY

▪ have

someone who has the ~ to solve problems

▪ use

There is always a solution, so long as you are prepared to use your ~.

▪ demonstrate , display , show

The children showed a lot of ~.

▪ admire

▪ require , take

Considerable ~ is needed to minimize costs.

It didn't take much ~ to transform the door into a table.

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

They adapted the available materials with great ~.

▪ ~ in

We have to admire his ~ in redesigning the machinery.

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