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in·ge·nu·i·ty noun, plural -ties : skill or cleverness in planning or inventing : INVENTIVENESS

Synonyms

creativity, invention, inventiveness, originality—more at CREATIVITY

in·gen·u·ous adjective [ORIGIN: L ingenuus native, freeborn, fr. gignere to beget]

1 : STRAIGHTFORWARD, FRANK

2 : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness : NAIVE

Synonyms

green, innocent, naive, simple, unknowing, unsophisticated, unwary, unworldly—more at NAIVE

in·gen·u·ous·ly adverb : in an ingenuous manner

Synonyms

artlessly, naively, naturally, unaffectedly—more at NATURALLY

in·gen·u·ous·ness noun : the quality of being ingenuous : absence of guile, reserve, or disguise

Synonyms

artlessness, greenness, innocence, naïveté, naturalness, simplicity, unworldliness—more at NAÏVETÉ

in·gest verb : to take in for or as if for digestion

— in·ges·tion noun

in·gle·nook noun : a nook by a large open fireplace; also : a bench occupying this nook

in·glo·ri·ous adjective 1 : SHAMEFUL

2 : not glorious : lacking fame or honor

— in·glo·ri·ous·ly adverb

in·got noun : a mass of metal cast in a form convenient for storage or transportation

1ingrain verb : to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution

Synonyms

imbue, inculcate, infuse, invest, steep, suffuse—more at INFUSE

2ingrain adjective 1 : made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn

2 : made of yarn that is dyed before being woven or knitted

3 : INNATE

— in·grain noun

in·grained adjective 1 : worked into the grain or fiber

2 : forming a part of the essence or inmost being

Synonyms

essential, inborn, inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural—more at INHERENT

in·grate noun : an ungrateful person

in·gra·ti·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to gain favor by deliberate effort

in·gra·ti·at·ing adjective 1 : capable of winning favor

2 : FLATTERING

Synonyms

endearing, winning, winsome; also adorable, charming, likable, lovable; affecting, poignant, touching; adulatory, deferential, groveling, kowtowing, obsequious, servile, sycophantic; drooling, slobbering; soapy, sugary, unctuous

in·grat·i·tude noun : lack of gratitude : UNGRATEFULNESS

in·gre·di·ent noun : one of the substances that make up a mixture or compound : CONSTITUENT

Synonyms

component, constituent, element, factor, member—more at ELEMENT

in·gress noun : ENTRANCE, ACCESS

— in·gres·sion noun

in·grow·ing adjective : growing or tending inward

in·grown adjective : grown in; especially : having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh <~ toenail>

in·gui·nal adjective : of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the groin

in·hab·it verb : to live or dwell in

— in·hab·it·able adjective

in·hab·i·tant noun : a permanent resident in a place

Synonyms

denizen, dweller, occupant, resident; also aborigine, native; citizen, national, subject; colonist, émigré, migrant, newcomer, settler; burgher, townie, villager

Antonyms

transient

in·hal·ant noun : something (as a medicine) that is inhaled

in·ha·la·tor noun : a device that provides a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen for breathing

in·hale verb in·haled; in·hal·ing : to breathe in

— in·ha·la·tion noun

in·hal·er noun : a device by means of which medicinal material is inhaled

in·har·mo·ni·ous adjective 1 : not harmonious

2 : not fitting or congenial

Synonyms

[1, 2] discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inharmonious

in·here verb in·hered; in·her·ing : to be inherent

in·her·ent adjective : established as an essential part of something : INTRINSIC

Synonyms

essential, inborn, ingrained, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural; also basic, constitutional, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; normal, regular, typical

Antonyms

adventitious,