ingenuity
/ˌɪndʒəˈnjuːəti/noun
उच्चारण इन्जन्यूअटी
चतुराई, सूझ-बूझ, प्रतिभा
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the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways
चतुराई, सूझ-बूझ, प्रतिभा
- the ingenuity of Indian engineers
- The villagers showed great ingenuity in building a bridge from bamboo.
- The students used their ingenuity to make a water filter from sand and cloth.
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- It took great ingenuity to repair the bus with the tools they had.
- Radhika solved the puzzle with ingenuity and patience.
Synonyms inventiveness creativity cleverness resourcefulness originality
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Keep the clever words together: ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness (ability to find quick clever ways), creativity, jugaad (Indian informal, a clever low-cost solution).
चतुराई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness (जल्दी चतुर तरीके खोजने की क्षमता), creativity, jugaad (भारतीय अनौपचारिक, कम लागत का चतुर समाधान)।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar trap, asked very often: ingenuity is the noun of ingenious (clever and inventive), not of ingenuous (innocent and trusting; noun ingenuousness).
Grammar trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: ingenuity, ingenious (चतुर और आविष्कारशील) का noun है, ingenuous (भोला और विश्वासी; noun ingenuousness) का नहीं।