 ingenuous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking in sophistication or worldliness | |
| Synonyms: | innocent | |
| Examples: | "a child's innocent stare" "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" |
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| Related terms: | naive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious | |
| Synonyms: | artless | |
| Examples: | "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" |
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| Related terms: | disingenuous candid undistorted candid naive sincere | |
| Similar spelling: |
ingenuously ingenious ingeniously ingenue Ingenito incienso Inocencio ingenuity inguen |
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