gadgetry
Americannoun
noun
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gadgets collectively
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use of or preoccupation with gadgets and their design
Etymology
Origin of gadgetry
Explanation
Gadgetry is a collective term for the mechanical and electronic devices we use for doing all sorts of things. A kitchen filled with all the latest appliances, from high-tech blenders to smart ovens, is brimming with gadgetry. The noun gadgetry encompasses all the devices, appliances, and tools designed to make life more convenient, efficient, or more entertaining. From high-tech gadgets like smartphones and tablets to simple kitchen tools like jar openers and garlic presses, gadgetry plays a big role in our daily lives. Like its root word gadget, the word implies a sense of cleverness and novelty.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They were ordinary locals empowered by Israeli high-tech gadgetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Now, except for electronic gadgetry, the physical façade of American life, as well as its cultural manifestation in popular entertainment, is roughly the same as it was in about 1985.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
The battle is not only about digital gadgetry.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
People needed cars, but Popeil had to create a need for his aspirational gadgetry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Its developer was Ernest Lawrence, who had shared his boyhood fascination with electric gadgetry with Merle Tuve, his schoolmate and friend from across the street in a compact South Dakota town named Canton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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