ingenuous

/in'dʤenjuəs/
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ingenuous

A child gives an ingenuous answer to a difficult question.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Lacking in sophistication or worldliness; innocent and naive: Describes someone who is simple, straightforward, and without guile or deceit, often due to inexperience.
    • Characterized by an inability to mask one's feelings; frank and open: Describes a person or action that is transparently honest and direct, showing true feelings without artifice.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • She gave an ingenuous answer, revealing her complete trust in the stranger.
    • His ingenuous smile made it impossible to doubt his sincerity.
    • The tourist's ingenuous questions about local customs charmed the guide.
Advanced Usage
  • "Ingenuous to a fault": So honest and open that it may be disadvantageous.
    • His ingenuous nature was charming, but in business, being ingenuous to a fault sometimes led others to take advantage of him.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ingenuously (adverb): In an honest, innocent, or frank manner.
    • He ingenuously admitted he had never seen the ocean before.
  • Ingenuousness (noun): The quality of being innocent, naive, or frank.
    • Her ingenuousness was refreshing in a world of calculated responses.
Synonyms
  • Naive: Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment.
  • Artless: Without guile or deception; natural and simple.
  • Guileless: Devoid of cunning or slyness; sincere.
  • Candid: Truthful and straightforward; frank.
Antonyms
  • Disingenuous: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending to know less about something than one really does.
  • Devious: Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
  • Cunning: Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • An ingenuous remark/statement: A comment that is notably frank and revealing of one's true thoughts.
    • Her ingenuous remark about the emperor's new clothes broke the tense silence in the room.
ingenuous

A child gives an ingenuous answer to a difficult question.

Adjective
  1. 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
  2. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
    • an ingenuous admission of responsibility

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