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   ingenuous

   /ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting: "he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin ingenuus literally ‘native, inborn’, from in- ‘into’ + an element related to gignere ‘beget’. The original sense was ‘noble, generous’, giving rise to ‘honourably straightforward, frank’, hence ‘innocently frank’ (late 17th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ingenuously adverb
   • 2. ingenuousness noun

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   INGENUOUS definition: 1. honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2. honest, sincere, and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INGENUOUS is showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness. How to use ingenuous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ingenuous.

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   INGENUOUS meaning: 1. honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2. honest, sincere, and…. Learn more.

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   Ingenuous, on the other hand, is most commonly used to describe people—typically people considered naive or overly trusting, especially due to a lack of real-world experience. The related noun ingénue refers to a young, inexperienced person.

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   If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest.

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   Someone who is ingenuous shows a childlike innocence, trust, and openness. One of the things kindergarten teachers value is the chance to work with kids while they're still relatively ingenuous — their open, trusting natures are a joy.

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   Synonyms for INGENUOUS: genuine, unaffected, honest, simple, innocent, true, naive, guileless; Antonyms of INGENUOUS: false, artful, cynical, artificial, dishonest, critical, assuming, insincere.