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- Dictionaryingenuous/ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting: "he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes"
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INGENUOUS definition: 1. honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2. honest, sincere, and…. Learn more.
Synonyms for INGENUOUS: genuine, unaffected, honest, simple, innocent, true, naive, guileless; Antonyms of INGENUOUS: false, artful, cynical, artificial, dishonest, critical, assuming, insincere
Ingenuous means sincere or, perhaps more commonly, naive or innocent. Careful: ingenious sounds like genius (the two are often used in the same contexts and even come from the same root) but it’s not spelled ingenius.
Anything ingenious is smart and clever, but ingenuous means innocent and naive. The ingenious villain in your favorite comic book series might come up with diabolical plots, while the ingenuous heroine doesn't suspect a thing.
If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest.
Ingenuous definition: Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive.
ingenuous. adjective. These are words and phrases related to ingenuous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ingenuous. She was so charming and ingenuous most people adored her at once.
INGENUOUS meaning: having or showing the innocence, trust, and honesty that young people often have.
Unsophisticated; simple. Unable to mask one's feelings. Straightforward, candid, open, and frank. Translations. Synonyms. See also naive. Antonyms. disingenuous. Usage. Do not confuse with ingenious. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English:
ingenuously (adv.), ingenuousness (n.) The meaning of ingenuous. Definition of ingenuous. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
