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.