ingenium — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disposition noun A person's natural way of feeling, thinking, or behaving; temperament.
- intelligence noun The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge effectively.
- wit noun The ability to say clever, funny things quickly.
Senses
ingenium is used for these senses in English:
- disposition Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- intelligence (mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
- wit Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
disposition — full definition
- noun A person's natural way of feeling, thinking, or behaving; temperament.
- noun The arrangement or placement of things, or the final settlement of a matter, such as property or a legal case.
intelligence — full definition
- noun The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge effectively.
- noun Secret information gathered about an enemy, rival, or hostile situation, or the agency that collects it.