ingenue
ingenue · ingenues
инженю
An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young womanAn innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
UK/ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː/US/ˈɑnʒənu/
Meaning
2 sensesAn innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
Near-synonym: girl next door
the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.
инженю́inženjú
an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role:
Origin
Borrowed from French ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu (“guileless”), originally from tBorrowed from French ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu (“guileless”), originally from the Latin ingenuus (“ingenuous”).
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