Etymology

ingenuity

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Today it means: The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness. Full definition →

Latin ingenuitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromingenuitās
  2. English todayingenuity

From Latin ingenuitās. Compare genius.

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