ingenuous

[ in-jen-yoo-uhs ]

/ ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs /

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adjective

free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.

artless; innocent; naive.

Obsolete. honorable or noble.

Origin of ingenuous

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ingenuus “native, free-born, honorable, frank; (of studies or occupations) befitting a freeborn person, liberal,” equivalent to in- verb prefix + gen- (base of gignere “to bring into being”) + -uus adjective suffix; see in-², ingenious, -ous

SYNONYMS FOR ingenuous

1 frank, straightforward, open, guileless.

2 unsophisticated.

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words often confused with ingenuous

See ingenious.

OTHER WORDS FROM ingenuous

in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverbin·gen·u·ous·ness, nounhalf-in·gen·u·ous, adjectivehalf-in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb

half-in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ingenuous

ingenious, ingenuous (see confusables note at ingenious)

Words nearby ingenuous

ingenerate, Ingenhousz, ingenious, ingénue, ingenuity, ingenuous, Ingerland, Ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant

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Example sentences from the Web for ingenuous

Netanyahu, and even some ingenuous pundits, are bragging about how Israel and America have never been closer.
Obama's Biggest Opportunity Yet|Bernard Avishai|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It would be ingenuous to trace any feeling or lack of feeling in Talleyrands conduct after the execution.
Talleyrand|Joseph McCabe
Darrow broke into a laugh at this ingenuous picture of his state.
The Reef|Edith Wharton
A pleasant, ingenuous face it was, flushed now with the joy of triumph.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen

But the key matter was inexplicable, and too, Leroy's manner and speech had not been frank or ingenuous.
A Chain of Evidence|Carolyn Wells
But she was still young and pretty and ingenuous and seemed incapable of duplicity.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for ingenuous

ingenuous

/ (ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) /

adjective

naive, artless, or innocent

candid; frank; straightforward

Derived forms of ingenuous

ingenuously, adverbingenuousness, noun

Word Origin for ingenuous

C16: from Latin ingenuus freeborn, worthy of a freeman, virtuous, from in- ² + -genuus, from gignere to beget

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单词	ingenuous
释义	ingenuous [ in-jen-yoo-uhs ] / ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingenuous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. artless; innocent; naive. Obsolete. honorable or noble. Origin of ingenuous First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ingenuus “native, free-born, honorable, frank; (of studies or occupations) befitting a freeborn person, liberal,” equivalent to in- verb prefix + gen- (base of gignere “to bring into being”) + -uus adjective suffix; see in-², ingenious, -ous SYNONYMS FOR ingenuous 1 frank, straightforward, open, guileless. 2 unsophisticated. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingenuous ON THESAURUS.COM words often confused with ingenuous See ingenious. OTHER WORDS FROM ingenuous in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverbin·gen·u·ous·ness, nounhalf-in·gen·u·ous, adjectivehalf-in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb half-in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ingenuous ingenious, ingenuous (see confusables note at ingenious) Words nearby ingenuous ingenerate, Ingenhousz, ingenious, ingénue, ingenuity, ingenuous, Ingerland, Ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ingenuous Netanyahu, and even some ingenuous pundits, are bragging about how Israel and America have never been closer. Obama's Biggest Opportunity Yet\|Bernard Avishai\|November 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It would be ingenuous to trace any feeling or lack of feeling in Talleyrands conduct after the execution. Talleyrand\|Joseph McCabe Darrow broke into a laugh at this ingenuous picture of his state. The Reef\|Edith Wharton A pleasant, ingenuous face it was, flushed now with the joy of triumph. The Doomsman\|Van Tassel Sutphen But the key matter was inexplicable, and too, Leroy's manner and speech had not been frank or ingenuous. A Chain of Evidence\|Carolyn Wells But she was still young and pretty and ingenuous and seemed incapable of duplicity. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for ingenuous ingenuous / (ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) / adjective naive, artless, or innocent candid; frank; straightforward Derived forms of ingenuous ingenuously, adverbingenuousness, noun Word Origin for ingenuous C16: from Latin ingenuus freeborn, worthy of a freeman, virtuous, from in- ² + -genuus, from gignere to beget Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ingenuous artless, candid, childlike, frank, green, guileless, innocent, naive, natural, open, outspoken, plain, simple, sincere, square, straightforward, trusting, unaffected, unreserved, unschooled
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ingenuous

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