ingenious

adjective
UK: /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
US: /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

  1. Very clever and inventive.

    1. He is an ingenious boy.
    2. Her ingenious plan solved the problem quickly and effectively.

  2. Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or cleverness in design or conception.

    1. That was an ingenious idea.
    2. The detective employed an ingenious method to trap the criminal masterminds.

Synonyms

inventive imaginative resourceful original creative skillful brilliant shrewd clever

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The word "ingenious" in English means: Very clever and inventive., Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or cleverness in design or conception..

The phonetic transcription of "ingenious" is /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ in British English and /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ingenious": inventive, imaginative, resourceful, original, creative, skillful, brilliant, shrewd, clever.

Example usage of "ingenious": "He is an ingenious boy.". More examples on the page.