ingenuous

Letters that make ingenuous

s, o, e, g, n, i, u are letters that make 'ingenuous'

Words within ingenuous

genu, gen, Inge, nu, en, ng, in, US, IN, Ge, In are words within 'ingenuous'


2 possible definitions for 'ingenuous'

Ingenuous as "lacking in sophistication or worldliness"

Under this definition, ingenuous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

innocent has the same meaning as ingenuous

Derivatives of ingenuous

ingenuousness, artlessness, innocence, naturalness are derivatives of 'ingenuous'.

Similar to ingenuous

naive, naif are similar to 'ingenuous'.

Example of ingenuous used within this context

"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"


Ingenuous as "characterized by an inability to mask your feelings, not devious"

Under this definition, ingenuous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

artless has the same meaning as ingenuous

Antonyms

disingenuous, artful have the opposite meaning of 'ingenuous'

Derivatives of ingenuous

ingenuousness, artlessness, innocence, naturalness are derivatives of 'ingenuous'.

Similar to ingenuous

heart-to-heart, open, candid, undistorted are similar to 'ingenuous'.

Example of ingenuous used within this context

"an ingenuous admission of responsibility"



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