ingenious

ingenious is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.
2. adjective. Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.
3. adjective. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.
4. adjective. Mental; intellectual.
5. adjective. showing inventiveness and skill

   "a clever gadget"

   "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"

   Synonyms: clever, cunning

Synonyms

clever, cunning

Common word forms

ingeniously, ingeniousness

Words from these letters

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