ingenuous 音标拼音: [ɪndʒ'ɛnjuəs]
a . 坦白的,正直的,天真的
坦白的,正直的,天真的
ingenuous adj 1 :
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings ;
not devious ; "
an ingenuous admission of responsibility " [
synonym :
{
ingenuous }, {
artless }] [
ant : {
artful }, {
disingenuous }]
2 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
innocent }, {
ingenuous }]
Ingenuous \
In *
gen "
u *
ous \,
a . [
L .
ingenuus inborn ,
innate ,
freeborn ,
noble ,
frank ;
pref .
in -
in the root of gignere to beget .
See {
Genius },
and cf . {
Ingenious }.]
1 .
Of honorable extraction ;
freeborn ;
noble ;
as ,
ingenuous blood of birth .
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2 .
Noble ;
generous ;
magnanimous ;
honorable ;
upright ;
high -
minded ;
as ,
an ingenuous ardor or zeal .
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If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but carefully and early instilled ,
that is the true and genuine method to obviate dishonesty . --
Locke .
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3 .
Free from reserve ,
disguise ,
equivocation ,
or dissimulation ;
open ;
frank ;
as ,
an ingenuous man ;
an ingenuous declaration ,
confession ,
etc .
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Sensible in myself . . .
what a burden it is for me ,
who would be ingenuous ,
to be loaded with courtesies which he hath not the least hope to requite or deserve . --
Fuller .
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4 .
Ingenious . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Note : (
Formerly )
printers did not discriminate between . . .
ingenuous and ingenious ,
and these words were used or rather printed interchangeably almost to the beginning of the eighteenth century . --
G .
P .
Marsh .
Syn :
Open ;
frank ;
unreserved ;
artless ;
plain ;
sincere ;
candid ;
fair ;
noble ;
generous .
Usage : {
Ingenuous }, {
Open }, {
Frank }.
One who is open speaks out at once what is uppermost in his mind ;
one who is frank does it from a natural boldness ,
or dislike of self -
restraint ;
one who is ingenuous is actuated by a native simplicity and artlessness ,
which make him willing to confess faults ,
and make known his sentiments without reserve .
See {
Candid }.
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115 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ingenuous ":
artless ,
bluff ,
blunt ,
bold ,
born yesterday ,
broad ,
brusque ,
budding ,
callow ,
candid ,
childlike ,
confiding ,
cullible ,
deceivable ,
deludable ,
dewy ,
direct ,
downright ,
dupable ,
easy ,
explicit ,
exploitable ,
fair ,
fair and square ,
foolable ,
forthright ,
frank ,
frankhearted ,
free ,
free -
speaking ,
free -
spoken ,
free -
tongued ,
genuine ,
green ,
growing ,
guileless ,
gullible ,
heart -
to -
heart ,
hoaxable ,
honest ,
honorable ,
hoodwinkable ,
humbugable ,
immature ,
impubic ,
inexperienced ,
ingenu ,
innocent ,
intact ,
juicy ,
just ,
minor ,
naive ,
natural ,
new -
fledged ,
on the level ,
open ,
openhearted ,
outspoken ,
persuadable ,
plain ,
plain -
spoken ,
raw ,
ripening ,
round ,
sappy ,
seduceable ,
simple ,
simplehearted ,
simpleminded ,
sincere ,
single -
hearted ,
single -
minded ,
soft ,
straight ,
straight -
out ,
straightforward ,
suggestible ,
tender ,
transparent ,
trustful ,
trusting ,
trustworthy ,
unabashed ,
unadult ,
unaffected ,
unartificial ,
unchecked ,
uncomplicated ,
unconstrained ,
undeceitful ,
undeceptive ,
underage ,
undeveloped ,
undissembling ,
unequivocal ,
unfeigning ,
unfledged ,
unformed ,
unguarded ,
uninhibited ,
unlicked ,
unmellowed ,
unreserved ,
unrestrained ,
unripe ,
unschooled ,
unseasoned ,
unsophisticated ,
unstudied ,
unsuspicious ,
unwary ,
vernal ,
victimizable ,
virginal
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INGENUOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Ingenuous is most often used to describe someone who has a childlike innocence and openness It should not be confused with ingenious, which typically describes someone who is unusually inventive or clever, or something made or done in an especially original or clever way
INGENUOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Ingenuous definition: free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere See examples of INGENUOUS used in a sentence
INGENUOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INGENUOUS definition: 1 honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly: 2 honest, sincere, and… Learn more
ingenuous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of ingenuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
INGENUOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest
Ingenuous - definition of ingenuous by The Free Dictionary ingenuous (ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) adj 1 naive, artless, or innocent 2 candid; frank; straightforward
ingenuous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary ingenuous (comparative more ingenuous, superlative most ingenuous) Naive and trusting "Do you mean to say you didn't leave your wife for another woman?" "Of course not " "On your word of honour?" I don't know why I asked for that It was very ingenuous of me
ingenuous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary ingenuous, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
ingenuous - WordReference. com Dictionary of English WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 in•gen•u•ous ɪnˈdʒɛnyuəs adj apparently sincere and truthful: That crook had the ingenuous eyes of a young schoolboy in•gen•u•ous•ly, adv in•gen•u•ous•ness, n [uncountable] See -gen-
Ingenious vs. Ingenuous: What is the difference? | Merriam-Webster Ingenious describes people who are unusually inventive or clever, and things that are made or done in an especially original or clever way Ingenuous describes people and things that show innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness