How to pronounce ingenious
American English pronunciation
in-JEEN-yus
- IPA
- /ɪnˈdʒinjəs/
- Syllables
- in · JEEN · yus (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ingenious means
Very clever in a surprising way
In a sentence: Her ingenious plan to save the treehouse worked perfectly.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "clever" or "gifted."
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