INGENUITY


Meaning of INGENUITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: circa 1592

1. obsolete : candor , ingenuousness

2.

a. : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness

b. : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance

3. : an ingenious device or contrivance

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.