INGENUITY


Meaning of INGENUITY in English

[ ˌɪndʒɪ'nju:ɪti ]

■ noun the quality of being ingenious.

Origin

C16: from L. ingenuitas 'ingenuousness', from ingenuus 'inborn'; the current meaning arose by confusion of ingenuous with ingenious .

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