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Ingenuity vs Genuine - What's the difference?

ingenuity | genuine |

As a noun ingenuity

is the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.

As an adjective genuine is

belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.

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

    genuine

    English

    (wikipedia genuine)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
    • a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials

    Synonyms

    * authentic * real * natural * lubish * true * See also

    Antonyms

    * fake * ingenuine

    Related terms

    * genus

    External links

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    Anagrams

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