ingenuity

nounmasculine/ẽ.ˈʒɐ.ɲu/medium

en·ge·nho

Definitions

1The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

She solved the puzzle with remarkable ingenuity.

The device was a marvel of engineering ingenuity.

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sheer ingenuitymechanical ingenuity

2A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.

The old mill was powered by a water engine.

They visited a historic sugar engine.

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steam enginesugar engine

Do latim 'ingenium' (talento natural, invenção).