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 | ||