ingenuous English

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What does ingenuous mean?

ingenuous

— adjective characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious an ingenuous admission of responsibility

— adjective (= innocent) lacking in sophistication or worldliness 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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ingenuous English » English

naive

artless

innocent

simple

frank

unsophisticated

candid

straightforward

guileless

unaffected

spontaneous

simple-hearted

open

naïve

naif

who speaks frankly

unworldly

untutored

ungrudging

undesigning

trusting

straight

sincere

simpleminded

simple-minded

plain

natural

light

indifferent

inartful

honest

hearty

heart-whole

heart-to-heart

guiltless

forthright

earnest

direct

credulous

childlike

bona fide

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