Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3adjective
Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.
- 4adjective
Mental; intellectual.
- 5adjective
showing inventiveness and skill
"a clever gadget"
"the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
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