ingéniosité

Definitions of ingéniosité
  1. noun
    intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
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    type of:
    intelligence
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  2. noun
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
    synonyms: finesse, fourberie, ruse
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    type of:
    perspicacité, subtilité
    intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  3. noun
    the power of creative imagination
    synonyms: finesse, inventivité
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    types:
    inventivité, originalité
    the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
    imagination
    a collection of resources
    type of:
    capacité créatrice, créativité
    the ability to create
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