Findigkeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- ingeniosity noun The quality of being ingenious.
- ingenuity noun Skill at inventing clever solutions to problems.
- resourcefulness noun The ability to find clever solutions to problems using whatever is available.
Senses
Findigkeit is used for these senses in English:
- contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- ingeniosity The quality of being ingenious.
- ingenuity The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
- resourcefulness The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.
contrivance — full definition
- noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- noun Something overly artful or artificial.