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Ingenuity

The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining.

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Creativeness 76% connected

The quality of being creative.

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Superiority 76% connected

The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.

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Imagination 76% connected

The imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create or reproduce ideally an object of sense previously perceived; the power to call up mental i…

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Resource 76% connected

That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.

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Clever 74% connected

Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.

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Clever 74% connected

Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.

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Ingenious 74% connected

Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an in…

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Ingenious 74% connected

Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an in…

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Cleverness 92% connected

The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

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Ingeniousness 92% connected

The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.

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