English noun: ingenuity | |||
1. | ingenuity (cognition) the power of creative imagination | ||
Synonyms | cleverness, ingeniousness, inventiveness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | imagination, resource, resourcefulness | ||
2. | ingenuity (attribute) the property of being ingenious | ||
Samples | A plot of great ingenuity. The cleverness of its design. | ||
Synonyms | cleverness, ingeniousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | high quality, superiority | ||