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Showing words for INGENIOUS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Ingenious

ingenious

8 Letter Words for Ingenious

enginous

7 Letter Words for Ingenious

ensuing, guenons, gunnies, igneous, ingenio, ingenus, ingines, inosine, noising, seining, sioning

6 Letter Words for Ingenious

ennuis, ensign, geison, genion, genius, genson, guenon, ingenu, ingine, ingnue, ingoes, inguen, inions, inogen, inosin, isogen, nonius, nonuse, nosine, nosing, oengus, signoi, signon, sining, soigne, soning, ungone, unions, unison, unnose, unsing

5 Letter Words for Ingenious

engin, ennui, eosin, euois, genii, genin, genio, genos, genus, gonne, guise, gunne, ignis, inion, inone, insue, negus, neons, nguni, nines, ninos, nisei, noise, nones, nongs, nosig, nouns, oenin, oisin, segni, segno, segou, sengi, singe, sinon, soign, sonne, suine, suing, sunni, union, unsin, unson, usine, using, usnin

4 Letter Words for Ingenious

egos, engs, eons, euoi, gein, gens, genu, geos, gien, gies, ginn, gins, gios, gise, gneu, gnus, goen, goes, gois, gone, gons, gues, guns, ingo, inne, inns, ions, negs, nein, neon, nies, nine, niog, nisi, noes, nogs, none, nong, nose, noun, nous, nung, nuns, ones, onus, sego, sien, sign, sine, sing, sion, snig, snog, snug, sone, song, sugi, sune, sung, suni, sunn, unie, unio, unis

3 Letter Words for Ingenious

ego, eng, ens, eon, eos, esu, gen, geo, gie, gin, gio, gis, gns, gnu, goi, gon, gos, gou, gue, gui, gun, gus, ign, ing, inn, ins, ion, ios, iou, ise, isn, iso, neg, nei, neo, nie, nig, nis, nne, nog, non, nos, nun, nus, oes, oie, oii, ois, one, oni, ons, ose, osi, oui, ous, seg, sei, sen, sie, sig, sin, sog, son, sou, sue, sui, sun, ugs, ung, uni, unn, uns, use

Definitions for Ingenious

[1] characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
[2] cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent.
[3] Obsolete . intelligent; showing genius. ingenuous.
[4] possessing or done with ingenuity; skilful or clever
[5] obsolete having great intelligence; displaying genius

Words related to Ingenious

imaginative, inventive, sly, skillful, shrewd, creative, innovative, subtle, intelligent, resourceful, able, adroit, artistic, bright, canny, crafty, cunning, dexterous, gifted, original

Words nearby Ingenious

ingelow, ingemar, ingeminate, ingenerate, ingenhousz, ingenious, ingenuity, ingenuous, ingerland, ingersoll, ingest

Origin of Ingenious

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ingeniōsus, equivalent to ingeni(um ) natural disposition, cleverness (in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere to bring into being; cf. genitor) + -ium -ium) + -ōsus -ous

Words that may be confused with Ingenious

ingenious, ingenuous, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Ingenious

in·gen·ious·ly , adverb
in·gen·ious·ness , noun
half-in·gen·ious , adjective
half-in·gen·ious·ly , adverb
half-in·gen·ious·ness , noun
o·ver·in·gen·ious , adjective
o·ver·in·gen·ious·ly , adverb
o·ver·in·gen·ious·ness , noun
su·per·in·gen·ious , adjective
su·per·in·gen·ious·ly , adverb
su·per·in·gen·ious·ness , noun

Word origin for Ingenious

C15: from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium natural ability; see engine

Synonyms for Ingenious

creative, imaginative, innovative, intelligent, inventive, resourceful, shrewd, skillful, sly, subtle, able, adroit, artistic, bright, canny, crafty, cunning, deviceful, dexterous, gifted, innovational, innovatory, original, ready