different between accomplished vs ingenious

English

Alternative forms

• accomplisht (obsolete)

Etymology

• First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?.?k?m.pl??t/

Adjective

accomplished (comparative more accomplished, superlative most accomplished)

1. Completed; effected; established.

   an accomplished fact

2. Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.

   an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain
3. Showing skill and artistry.

   an accomplished first novel

Translations

Verb

accomplished

1. simple past tense and past participle of accomplish

English

Alternative forms

• engenious (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeni?sus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) +? gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?i?nj?s/, /?n?d?i?ni?s/
• Rhymes: -i?ni?s
• Hyphenation: in?ge?nious

Adjective

ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious)

1. (of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.

2. (of a thing) Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.

3. Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with ingenuous.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:witty
• See also Thesaurus:intelligent

Related terms

Translations

References

• ingenious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ingenious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.