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engenhosidade — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • craft noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  • 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

engenhosidade is used for these senses in English:

  • craft Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].
  • 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.

craft — full definition

  1. noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  2. noun A trade or occupation requiring skilled manual work.
  3. noun A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft (used for vessels generally).
  4. noun Cleverness or cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  5. verb To make or produce something with skill and care.

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