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Ingenious vs Cleverness - What's the difference?

ingenious | cleverness |

As an adjective ingenious

is displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.

As a noun cleverness is

the property of being clever.

ingenious

English

Alternative forms

* engenious

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
    • This fellow is ingenious ; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.
  • Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
    • That is an ingenious model of the atom.
  • Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
    • He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.

    Usage notes

    Do not confuse with ingenuous.

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Related terms

    * engine * engineer * genius * ingeniosity * ingeniousness

    References

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    cleverness

    English

    Noun

  • The property of being clever.
  • Something clever, or done cleverly.

    • Related terms

    * cunning * acumen