English → Latin
“ingenious” in Latin
ingeniōsussuperior in intellect, gifted with genius; intellectual, clever, ingenious; apt, fit for, adapted todexterright (relative direction), right hand; skillful; fortunate, favorablebonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; useful
The English word ingenious itself goes back to Latin genō, through ingeniōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ingenious
ingeniosus (fertile in expedients): dexter (dexterous; naturally ready and ingenious in applying knowledge or art): bonus (general term, good at anything): naturally ingenious in or at anything, aptus factusque ad aliquid. To be an ingenious man in one’s line or profession, admirabilem esse suo genere (Cic.): to be ingenious at anything, habilem esse ad aliquid; aptum esse ad aliquid: to be naturally ingenious at anything, natum esse ad aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ingenious?
- The usual Latin words for “ingenious” are ingeniōsus, dexter, bonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.