ingenious

== English == === Alternative forms === engenious (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) +‎ gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːni.əs/ Rhymes: -iːniəs Hyphenation: in‧ge‧nious === Adjective === ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious) Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligent Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done. Synonym: artful Showing originality or sagacity; witty. Synonyms: adroit, keen, sagacious, shrewd; see also Thesaurus:witty ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with ingenuous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ingenious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ingenious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.