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Italian

ingegnoso

/indʒeɲˈɲo.zo/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,619

Meaning

ingenious, clever

  • marked by cleverness, inventiveness, or original design

In a sentence

Gli ingegneri hanno ideato un sistema ingegnoso per riciclare l'acqua.

The engineers devised an ingenious system to recycle water.

Non credi che questa sia una soluzione davvero ingegnosa?

Don't you think this is a truly clever solution?

Il piano era ingegnoso, ma mancavano le risorse per realizzarlo.

The plan was ingenious, but the resources to carry it out were lacking.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
ingegnosomasculine · singular
ingegnosafeminine · singular
ingegnosimasculine · plural
ingegnosefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Applied to solutions, inventions, ideas, and occasionally resourceful people.

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