English-Thai Dictionary

ingenious

ADJ ชาญฉลาด  มี ความคิดสร้างสรรค์  เจ้าความคิด  หลักแหลม  เฉลียวฉลาด  clever intelligent bright unimaginative uncreative chan-cha-lad

 

ingeniously

ADV อย่างชาญฉลาด  cleverly excellently originally yang-chan-cha-lad

 

ingeniousness

N ความเฉลียวฉลาด เจ้าความคิด  ความคล่องแคล่ว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INGENIOUS

a.[L. ingeniosus, from ingenium; in and genius, geno, gigno, to beget. ] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; hence, skillful or prompt to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations of ideas; as an ingenious author; an ingenious mechanic.
The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves.
2. Proceeding from genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure or mechanism; as an ingenious performance of any kind; an ingenious scheme or plan; an ingenious model or machine; ingenious fabric; ingenious contrivance.
3. Witty; well formed; well adapted; as an ingenious reply.
4. Mental; intellectual. [Not used. ]

 

INGENIOUSLY

adv. With ingenuity; with readiness in contrivance; with skill.

 

INGENIOUSNESS

n.The quality of being ingenious or prompt in invention; ingenuity; used of persons. 1. Curiousness of design or mechanism; used of things.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INGENIOUS

In *gen "ious, a. Etym: [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ingénieux. See Engine. ]

 

1. 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. A man. .. very wise and ingenious in feats of war. Hakluyt.Thou, king, send out For torturers ingenious. Shak. The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves. Sir W. Temple.

 

2. 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. Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill. Cowper.

 

3. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.

 

4. Mental; intellectual. [Obs. ] A course of learning and ingenious studies. Shak.

 

INGENIOUSLY

INGENIOUSLY In *gen "ious *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly. "Too ingeniously politic. " Sir W. Temple.

 

INGENIOUSNESS

INGENIOUSNESS In *gen "ious *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ingenious

in gen ious |inˈjēnyəs ɪnˈʤinjəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) clever, original, and inventive: he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget. • (of a machine or idea ) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose. DERIVATIVES in gen ious ly adverb, in gen ious ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect ’; compare with engine . usage: Ingenious and ingenuous are often confused. Ingenious means ‘clever, skillful, resourceful ’ ( an ingenious device ), while ingenuous means ‘artless, frank ’ ( charmed by the ingenuous honesty of the child ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ingenious

ingenious |ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) clever, original, and inventive: he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget. • (of a machine or idea ) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose. DERIVATIVES ingeniously adverb, ingeniousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect ’; compare with engine .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ingenious

ingenious adjective an ingenious economist | the kids in her science class have devised an ingenious machine for sorting recyclables: inventive, creative, imaginative, original, innovative, pioneering, resourceful, enterprising, inspired; clever, intelligent, smart, brilliant, masterly, talented, gifted, skillful; astute, sharp-witted, quick-witted, shrewd; elaborate, sophisticated. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See creative . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ingenious

ingenious adjective an ingenious engineer | an ingenious solution: inventive, creative, imaginative, original, innovative, resourceful, enterprising, insightful, inspired, perceptive, intuitive; clever, intelligent, bright, smart, brilliant, masterly, talented, gifted, skilful, capable; sharp, astute, sharp-witted, razor-sharp, quick, quick-witted, shrewd; elaborate, sophisticated, trailblazing, pioneering; informal on the ball, thinking outside the box. ANTONYMS unimaginative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ingenious

in gen ious /ɪndʒíːniəs /〖原義は 「生まれつき才能がある 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈アイディア 装置などが 〉うまくできた, 見事な ▸ an ingenious solution 見事な解決策 .2 〈人が 〉発明の才能のある, 創意に満ちた ; « …(するの )に » 独創的な, 器用な «at (do ing )» .～ly 副詞 巧みに, 器用に .～ness 名詞 U 独創力 ; 器用さ ; 独創的な着想 .