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Oration vs Ingenuity - What's the difference?

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Oration is a related term of ingenuity.


As nouns the difference between oration and ingenuity

is that oration is a formal ceremonial speech while ingenuity is the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.

As a verb oration

is to deliver an oration; to speak.

oration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a formal ceremonial speech

    • Derived terms

    * oratory

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deliver an oration; to speak.
    • (Donne)

    Anagrams

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    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