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- Dictionaryingenuous/ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting: "he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes"
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INGENUOUS definition: 1. honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2. honest, sincere, and…. Learn more.
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.
If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest.
INGENUOUS meaning: 1. honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2. honest, sincere, and…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of ingenuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive: I'm not so ingenuous as to believe everything he says. See Synonyms at naive. 2. Straightforward or frank; candid: "I must be so ingenuous as to own that the accounts are not so certain as to the exact time and place of his birth" (Memoir of Martinus Scriblerus).
adjective. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. “an ingenuous admission of responsibility” synonyms: artless. candid, heart-to-heart, open. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. undistorted. without alteration or misrepresentation. sincere. open and genuine; not deceitful. naif, naive.
Jun 2, 2024 · ingenuous (comparative more ingenuous, superlative most ingenuous) Naive and trusting. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
Ingenuous definition: Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive.
