gadgetry

American  

[gaj-i-tree] / ˈgædʒ ɪ tri /

noun

1. mechanical or electronic contrivances; gadgets.

   the gadgetry of the well-equipped modern kitchen.

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gadgetry British  

/ ˈɡædʒɪtrɪ /

noun

1. gadgets collectively

2. use of or preoccupation with gadgets and their design

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Etymology

Origin of gadgetry

First recorded in 1915–20; gadget + -ry

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

Spy agencies have long made innovative use of technology, including devices more fanciful than those James Bond gets from Q, his gadgetry wizard.

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

He was an inveterate tinkerer and inventor, a lover of gadgetry and mechanical devices, a designer of machines and contraptions of all sorts, a dreamer of big dreams.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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