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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

  1. noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
  2. noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
  3. noun Something overly artful or artificial.

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