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Definition of: ingenuous

(in·jenyoomacr·əs) adjective
1. Free from disguise or dissimulation; frank; artless.
2. High–minded; sincere.
3. Ingenious: an incorrect use. See synonyms under CANDID, HONEST. [<L ingenuus inborn, natural, frank <ingignere beget, engender]
—in·gen′u·ous·ly
adverb
—in·gen′u·ous·ness
noun

Most often used phrases:

ingenuous young
ingenuous exposition

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