Definition
Relating to or resembling an engine; mechanical in nature or character.
Etymology
From engine plus the adjectival suffix -ous. This suffix transforms nouns into descriptive adjectives, similar to 'dangerous' from 'danger.'
Kelly Says
This rare adjective captures a quality that 18th-century writers felt deeply—the sense that something was fundamentally mechanical, engineered, and part of the new industrial world!
Translations
BNবাংলা
সৃজনশীল
shoor-jon-sheel
CACatalà
ingeniós
in-zhen-ee-ohs
CSČeština
vynálezivý
v-yn-oh-laze-vee
DADansk
ingenu
in-geh-noo
DEDeutsch
eingeschworen
eye-n-gesch-voh-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ευφυής
ef-fee-es
ESEspañol
ingenioso
in-hen-ee-oh-soh
FISuomi
ingenu
in-geh-noo
FRFrançais
ingénieux
in-zheh-nyuh
HUMagyar
alkotó
al-koh-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerdas
cher-das
ITItaliano
ingegnoso
in-jen-noh-soh
KKKK
талантты
ta-lan-t-ty
KO한국어
Ingenious
in-jen-ee-uhs
MSBahasa Melayu
cerdas
cher-das
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းပြည့်
kyun-pyit
NLNederlands
ingenieus
in-zhee-nee-us
NONorsk
ingenu
in-geh-noo
PLPolski
ingenialny
in-zhen-yal-nee
PTPortuguês
ingenioso
in-zhen-ee-oh-soh
RORomână
ingenios
in-zhen-ee-ohs
RUРусский
ingenious
in-jen-ee-uhs
SVSvenska
ingenu
in-geh-noo
SWKiswahili
mjanja
m-jan-ya
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த
si-ran-tha
TEతెలుగు
అనుభూతి
an-nu-boo-thee
TLTL
malikhain
ma-lee-khay-n
UKУкраїнська
геніальний
zhen-ee-al-nyy
VITiếng Việt
khéo léo
kheh-oh leh-oh
ZUZU
ngiyiswa
ngee-ee-swa