INGENUOUS


Meaning of INGENUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪndʒenjuəs ]

If you describe someone as ingenuous , you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. ( FORMAL )

He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter...

≠ disingenuous

ADJ

• in‧genu‧ous‧ly

Somewhat ingenuously, he explains how the crime may be accomplished...

ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj

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