ingenious

adj.天才的,聪明的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
ingenious (adjective)
1.
obsolete showing or calling for intelligence, , or - aptitude discernment
2.
having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or - contriving an ingenious detective
3.
marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution - an ingenious contraption clever
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
ingenious (adjective)
1.
having the skill and imagination to create new things
SYNONYMS:
clever, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original, originative, Promethean
RELATED WORDS:
gifted, inspired, talented; resourceful; fecund, fertile, fruitful, generative, germinal, productive, prolific
NEAR ANTONYMS:
imitative, uninspired; infertile, unproductive; talentless
uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal
ingenious (adjective)
2.
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
SYNONYMS:
artful, creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive
RELATED WORDS:
adventurous, fresh, groundbreaking, novel, original, visionary; cleverish, gadgety, gimmicky; convenient, handy, neat, nifty, practical, useful; complex, sophisticated; adroit, deft, dexterous ( dextrous), expert, handsome, tricky; brainy, intelligent, sharp, smart
NEAR ANTONYMS:
dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy; assembly-line, canned, cookie-cutter, derivative, hackneyed, unoriginal; impractical, useless
uncreative, unimaginative
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