ingenuous

English

/ɪnˈdʒɛn.ju.əs/

adj
Definitions
  • Naive and trusting.
  • Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  • Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
  • Unable to mask one's feelings.
  • Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingenuus (frank, ingenuous, of noble character).

Origin

Latin

ingenuus

Gloss

frank, ingenuous, of noble character

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