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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIngénieux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.ʒe.njø
"Son invention était vraiment ingénieuse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having or showing cleverness, originality, or inventiveness.
"The engineer came up with an ingenious solution to the complex problem." - 2
Characterized by cleverness or originality in design or invention.
"Her ingenious design won the first prize at the competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ingeniosus', meaning 'having natural capacity, clever, or gifted', stemming from 'ingenium' (innate quality or talent). Entering Middle English in the 16th century via Old French, it initially denoted native intelligence or talent before shifting to describe things or persons characterized by inventive skill and cleverness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ingenious" is said worldwide
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Ingénieux
Transliteration: ɛ̃.ʒe.njø
"Son invention était vraiment ingénieuse."
Einfallsreich
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯n.fals.ʁaɪ̯ç
"Die Lösung war sehr einfallsreich."
Ingegnoso
Transliteration: in.ɡeɲˈnɔ.zo
"La sua idea era davvero ingegnosa."
Ingenioso
Transliteration: in.xeˈni.o.so
"Su solución fue muy ingeniosa."
Engenhoso
Transliteration: ẽ.ʒẽˈozu
"A ideia foi realmente engenhosa."
चतुर
Transliteration: Chatur
"उसका विचार वास्तव में चतुर था।"
巧妙的
Transliteration: qiǎo miào de
"他的设计非常巧妙。"
독창적인
Transliteration: dokchangjeog-in
"그의 아이디어는 정말 독창적이었다."
独創的な
Transliteration: dokusōteki na
"彼のアイデアは本当に独創的だった。"
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