Definition of ingenuous in English:

ingenuous

adjective ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
（人，行为）天真无邪的，诚朴的；率真而无戒心的
he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes
she's staggeringly ingenuous, or possibly very cunning indeed
Example sentencesExamples
- She thanked me with ingenuous sweetness for coming home with her.
- He praises natural gracefulness in contrast to formal restraint: "an ingenuous freedom is better than constraint".
- They were charming youths, ingenuous and intelligent at the same time.
- Donald was ingenuous and unworldly.
- But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent.
- At the risk of being thought even more ingenuous or, indeed, of exposing myself to ridicule, let me present another idea.
- This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity.
- "Let's just keep it that way," Hallie replied, giving her an ingenuous.
- Policy-planning, decision-making and implementation of strategy should be transparent and ingenuous.
- Such ingenuous theatricality marked much of that failed President's public speech, just as it marks his son's - a self-reflexiveness that many journalists noted at the time.
- The original novel caught the ingenuous babble of its protagonist, naively recording the happy circumstances of her household as her master closed in on her.
- I assure you, I'm neither ingenuous or disingenuous here.
- Speaking personally however may I suggest that for European consumption you would be wise to omit details of your national service, which you describe with such evident and ingenuous pride?
- You have guests staying: nice, kind, ingenuous and well-meaning people, who are also rather boring.
- Ryder's familiarity with the camera contributes to his disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive.
- Sometimes the reviewer knows nothing of the author or the reputation in which a book comes wrapped, the result being a rare, ingenuous honesty.
- It had a sly, ingenuous surface, the charming and amusing thoughts of a group of seven-year-olds ruminating on sex, money, school, race, love, mum and dad, the future and each other.
- It seemed to my ingenuous eyes that this fellow was literally handing out cash to patrons as they entered the theater, and it occurred to me that this might be some kind of rebate.
- Somewhat ingenuous and too trusting, nevertheless he made a lasting contribution to the land he came to love.
- It may these days sound ingenuous, but in my memory the company gave a great deal more genuine consideration to its employees than one can find in the mealy-mouthed mantras of ‘human resources’.
Synonyms
naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, trustful, over-trusting, unwary, unsuspicious, unguarded, unsceptical, uncritical, unworldly, wide-eyed, inexperienced, green
open, sincere, honest, frank, candid, undeceitful
direct, forthright, artless, guileless, genuine, unaffected, unstudied, unsophisticated

Derivatives

ingenuously

adverb ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsli

It's both a juggling and a balancing act where sometimes the fiction wobbles ingenuously, and stumbles away from the security of direct or amplified quotation.
Example sentencesExamples
- He said, somewhat ingenuously you may think, he gave you his previous convictions and said that it was entirely his choice that he did so.
- Then he adds, ingenuously, ‘Anyone would have done what I did.’
- Whether angling to arrive at a lecture with a victim family member or throwing shade on each other's designs, these architects ingenuously perform for the camera.
- If you ask me, he was often fairly on the mark, but he was not one to waste time ingenuously explaining his agenda, unless it was going to further it.

ingenuousness

noun ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsnəsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs

But what's captivating about this book is its candor, its ingenuousness, and really its alien-ness.
Example sentencesExamples
- He shook his head at his friends' ingenuousness.
- He infuses recurring, revelatory pieces about the emotional effects of a father's absenteeism to complement the ever-unfurling theme of ingenuousness.
- He resists this point - it's not just ingenuousness, I don't think, but also a kind of commercial contempt.
- Is it courage, or else mere ingenuousness, motivating Parnell's refusal to reconcile these domains?

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin ingenuus literally 'native, inborn', from in- 'into' + an element related to gignere 'beget'. The original sense was 'noble, generous', giving rise to 'honourably straightforward, frank', hence 'innocently frank' (late 17th century).

Rhymes

strenuous, tenuous

Definition of ingenuous in US English:

ingenuous

adjectiveˌinˈjenyo͞oəsˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
（人，行为）天真无邪的，诚朴的；率真而无戒心的
he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes
she's staggeringly ingenuous, or possibly very cunning indeed
Example sentencesExamples
- It had a sly, ingenuous surface, the charming and amusing thoughts of a group of seven-year-olds ruminating on sex, money, school, race, love, mum and dad, the future and each other.
- Donald was ingenuous and unworldly.
- Ryder's familiarity with the camera contributes to his disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive.
- She thanked me with ingenuous sweetness for coming home with her.
- "Let's just keep it that way," Hallie replied, giving her an ingenuous.
- Somewhat ingenuous and too trusting, nevertheless he made a lasting contribution to the land he came to love.
- This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity.
- The original novel caught the ingenuous babble of its protagonist, naively recording the happy circumstances of her household as her master closed in on her.
- Sometimes the reviewer knows nothing of the author or the reputation in which a book comes wrapped, the result being a rare, ingenuous honesty.
- Such ingenuous theatricality marked much of that failed President's public speech, just as it marks his son's - a self-reflexiveness that many journalists noted at the time.
- It may these days sound ingenuous, but in my memory the company gave a great deal more genuine consideration to its employees than one can find in the mealy-mouthed mantras of ‘human resources’.
- They were charming youths, ingenuous and intelligent at the same time.
- At the risk of being thought even more ingenuous or, indeed, of exposing myself to ridicule, let me present another idea.
- Policy-planning, decision-making and implementation of strategy should be transparent and ingenuous.
- Speaking personally however may I suggest that for European consumption you would be wise to omit details of your national service, which you describe with such evident and ingenuous pride?
- I assure you, I'm neither ingenuous or disingenuous here.
- It seemed to my ingenuous eyes that this fellow was literally handing out cash to patrons as they entered the theater, and it occurred to me that this might be some kind of rebate.
- You have guests staying: nice, kind, ingenuous and well-meaning people, who are also rather boring.
- But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent.
- He praises natural gracefulness in contrast to formal restraint: "an ingenuous freedom is better than constraint".
Synonyms
naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, trustful, over-trusting, unwary, unsuspicious, unguarded, unsceptical, uncritical, unworldly, wide-eyed, inexperienced, green

Usage

On the difference between ingenuous and ingenious, see ingenious

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin ingenuus literally ‘native, inborn’, from in- ‘into’ + an element related to gignere ‘beget’. The original sense was ‘noble, generous’, giving rise to ‘honourably straightforward, frank’, hence ‘innocently frank’ (late 17th century).

词汇	ingenuous
释义	Definition of ingenuous in English: ingenuous adjective ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. （人，行为）天真无邪的，诚朴的；率真而无戒心的 he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes she's staggeringly ingenuous, or possibly very cunning indeed Example sentencesExamples She thanked me with ingenuous sweetness for coming home with her. He praises natural gracefulness in contrast to formal restraint: "an ingenuous freedom is better than constraint". They were charming youths, ingenuous and intelligent at the same time. Donald was ingenuous and unworldly. But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent. At the risk of being thought even more ingenuous or, indeed, of exposing myself to ridicule, let me present another idea. This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity. "Let's just keep it that way," Hallie replied, giving her an ingenuous. Policy-planning, decision-making and implementation of strategy should be transparent and ingenuous. Such ingenuous theatricality marked much of that failed President's public speech, just as it marks his son's - a self-reflexiveness that many journalists noted at the time. The original novel caught the ingenuous babble of its protagonist, naively recording the happy circumstances of her household as her master closed in on her. I assure you, I'm neither ingenuous or disingenuous here. Speaking personally however may I suggest that for European consumption you would be wise to omit details of your national service, which you describe with such evident and ingenuous pride? You have guests staying: nice, kind, ingenuous and well-meaning people, who are also rather boring. Ryder's familiarity with the camera contributes to his disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive. Sometimes the reviewer knows nothing of the author or the reputation in which a book comes wrapped, the result being a rare, ingenuous honesty. It had a sly, ingenuous surface, the charming and amusing thoughts of a group of seven-year-olds ruminating on sex, money, school, race, love, mum and dad, the future and each other. It seemed to my ingenuous eyes that this fellow was literally handing out cash to patrons as they entered the theater, and it occurred to me that this might be some kind of rebate. Somewhat ingenuous and too trusting, nevertheless he made a lasting contribution to the land he came to love. It may these days sound ingenuous, but in my memory the company gave a great deal more genuine consideration to its employees than one can find in the mealy-mouthed mantras of ‘human resources’. Synonyms naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, trustful, over-trusting, unwary, unsuspicious, unguarded, unsceptical, uncritical, unworldly, wide-eyed, inexperienced, green open, sincere, honest, frank, candid, undeceitful direct, forthright, artless, guileless, genuine, unaffected, unstudied, unsophisticated Derivatives ingenuously adverb ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsli It's both a juggling and a balancing act where sometimes the fiction wobbles ingenuously, and stumbles away from the security of direct or amplified quotation. Example sentencesExamples He said, somewhat ingenuously you may think, he gave you his previous convictions and said that it was entirely his choice that he did so. Then he adds, ingenuously, ‘Anyone would have done what I did.’ Whether angling to arrive at a lecture with a victim family member or throwing shade on each other's designs, these architects ingenuously perform for the camera. If you ask me, he was often fairly on the mark, but he was not one to waste time ingenuously explaining his agenda, unless it was going to further it. ingenuousness noun ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsnəsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs But what's captivating about this book is its candor, its ingenuousness, and really its alien-ness. Example sentencesExamples He shook his head at his friends' ingenuousness. He infuses recurring, revelatory pieces about the emotional effects of a father's absenteeism to complement the ever-unfurling theme of ingenuousness. He resists this point - it's not just ingenuousness, I don't think, but also a kind of commercial contempt. Is it courage, or else mere ingenuousness, motivating Parnell's refusal to reconcile these domains? Origin Late 16th century: from Latin ingenuus literally 'native, inborn', from in- 'into' + an element related to gignere 'beget'. The original sense was 'noble, generous', giving rise to 'honourably straightforward, frank', hence 'innocently frank' (late 17th century). Rhymes strenuous, tenuous Definition of ingenuous in US English: ingenuous adjectiveˌinˈjenyo͞oəsˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. （人，行为）天真无邪的，诚朴的；率真而无戒心的 he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes she's staggeringly ingenuous, or possibly very cunning indeed Example sentencesExamples It had a sly, ingenuous surface, the charming and amusing thoughts of a group of seven-year-olds ruminating on sex, money, school, race, love, mum and dad, the future and each other. Donald was ingenuous and unworldly. Ryder's familiarity with the camera contributes to his disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive. She thanked me with ingenuous sweetness for coming home with her. "Let's just keep it that way," Hallie replied, giving her an ingenuous. Somewhat ingenuous and too trusting, nevertheless he made a lasting contribution to the land he came to love. This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity. The original novel caught the ingenuous babble of its protagonist, naively recording the happy circumstances of her household as her master closed in on her. Sometimes the reviewer knows nothing of the author or the reputation in which a book comes wrapped, the result being a rare, ingenuous honesty. Such ingenuous theatricality marked much of that failed President's public speech, just as it marks his son's - a self-reflexiveness that many journalists noted at the time. It may these days sound ingenuous, but in my memory the company gave a great deal more genuine consideration to its employees than one can find in the mealy-mouthed mantras of ‘human resources’. They were charming youths, ingenuous and intelligent at the same time. At the risk of being thought even more ingenuous or, indeed, of exposing myself to ridicule, let me present another idea. Policy-planning, decision-making and implementation of strategy should be transparent and ingenuous. Speaking personally however may I suggest that for European consumption you would be wise to omit details of your national service, which you describe with such evident and ingenuous pride? I assure you, I'm neither ingenuous or disingenuous here. It seemed to my ingenuous eyes that this fellow was literally handing out cash to patrons as they entered the theater, and it occurred to me that this might be some kind of rebate. You have guests staying: nice, kind, ingenuous and well-meaning people, who are also rather boring. But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent. He praises natural gracefulness in contrast to formal restraint: "an ingenuous freedom is better than constraint". Synonyms naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, trustful, over-trusting, unwary, unsuspicious, unguarded, unsceptical, uncritical, unworldly, wide-eyed, inexperienced, green Usage On the difference between ingenuous and ingenious, see ingenious Origin Late 16th century: from Latin ingenuus literally ‘native, inborn’, from in- ‘into’ + an element related to gignere ‘beget’. The original sense was ‘noble, generous’, giving rise to ‘honourably straightforward, frank’, hence ‘innocently frank’ (late 17th century).
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