ingenuous
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1in·gen·u·ous
adjective \in-ˈjen-yə-wəs, -yü-əs\2ingenuous
adjectiveDefinition of INGENUOUS
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a : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness <her ingenuous thirst for experience — Christopher Rawson> b : lacking craft or subtlety <ingenuous in their brutality>
— in·gen·u·ous·ly adverb
— in·gen·u·ous·ness noun
Origin of INGENUOUS
Latin ingenuus native, freeborn, from in- + gignere to beget — more at kin
First Known Use: 1588
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