ingenuous
ingenuous · more ingenuous · most ingenuous
бесхитростный
arglos, freimütig, treuherzig, unverdorben
Naive and trustingNaive and trusting.
US/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/
» Mary is an ingenuous student.
Marie ist eine naive Studentin.
Meaning
5 sensesNaive and trusting.
arglos, freimütig, treuherzig
Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
unbedarft, schlicht
бесхи́тростныйbesxítrostnyj
Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
Unable to mask one's feelings.
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
Straightforward, candid, open, frank.
Examples
2 sentencesMary is an ingenuous student.
deMarie ist eine naive Studentin.
Some secret sorrow, or the brooding spirit of some moody passion, had quenched the light and ingenuous vivacity of youth.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
childlike, simple:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
naive and trusting:
childlike, simple:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.
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Forms
more ingenuous, most ingenuous| Comparative | more ingenuous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ingenuous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form