in· gen· u· ous in-ˈjen-yə-wəs -yü-əs 1 a : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness her ingenuous thirst for experience Christopher Rawson b : lacking craft or subtlety ingenuous in their brutality 2 obsolete : noble, honorable ingenuously adverb ingenuousness noun ingenuous 2 of 2 adjective (2) obsolete : ingenious Did you know?

ingenuous adjective 1 as in genuine free from any intent to deceive or impress others photographs that capture the ingenuous smiles of young children at play Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance genuine unaffected honest simple innocent naive true guileless sincere artless spontaneous unpretending inexperienced straightforward real unpretentious

in·gen·u·ous 1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive: I'm not so ingenuous as to believe everything he says. 2. Straightforward or frank; candid: "I must be so ingenuous as to own that the accounts are not so certain as to the...

ingenuous adjective formal uk / ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs / us / ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs / honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a …

ingenuous / ( ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) / adjective naive, artless, or innocent candid; frank; straightforward Derived forms of ingenuous ingenuously, adverb ingenuousness, noun Word Origin for …

Britannica Dictionary definition of INGENUOUS. [more ingenuous; most ingenuous] : having or showing the innocence, trust, and honesty that young people often have. an appealingly ingenuous young woman/man. an ingenuous smile/response.

naif, naive. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience. adjective. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. “an ingenuous admission of responsibility”. synonyms: artless. candid, heart-to-heart, open.

ingenious adjective us / ɪnˈdʒin·jəs / (of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve …

Definition of ingenious intelligent; showing genius. ingenuous.

ingenuous in American English 1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. 2. artless; innocent; naive. 3. obsolete honorable or noble. SYNONYMS 1. frank, straightforward, open. ... USAGE See ingenious. Most material ©...