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Fitness vs Ingenuity - What's the difference?

fitness | ingenuity | Related terms |

Fitness is a related term of ingenuity.


As nouns the difference between fitness and ingenuity

is that fitness is the condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate while ingenuity is the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.

fitness

English

(Physical fitness)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
  • The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
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    • , year=2011 , date=April 11 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.}}
  • (UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.

    • Synonyms

    * beauty, health * (condition of being suitable) strength, suitability, competence, capability * (condition of being attractive) see

    Antonyms

    * flab, sloth * (ability to perform) weakness

    Anagrams

    * ----

    ingenuity

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.
    • The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.
    Poverty is the mother of ingenuity .
    Ingenuity is one of the characteristics of a beaver.
  • Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness.
  • *, II.17:
    • And therefore I apply my selfe to ingenuitie , and ever to speake truth and what I think.

    Related terms

    * ingenious * ingenuous

    See also

    * industriousness