Ingenious vs Cutting - What's the difference?
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Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .
(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
(countable) A newspaper clipping.
(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
*1876 , , Journey by Train :
*:WE flash across the level.
*:We thunder thro' the bridges.
*:We bicker down the cuttings .
*:We sway along the ridges.
(not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
Ingenious is a related term of cutting.
As adjectives the difference between ingenious and cutting
is that ingenious is displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent while cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting.As a verb cutting is
.As a noun cutting is
(countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .ingenious
English
Alternative forms
* engeniousAdjective
(en adjective)- This fellow is ingenious ; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.
- That is an ingenious model of the atom.
- He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.
Usage notes
Do not confuse with ingenuous.Synonyms
* See also * See alsoReferences
* *cutting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.
Synonyms
* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cutAdjective
(en adjective)- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.