ingenuous

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈdʒɛn.ju.əs/

Adjective

ingenuous

1. Naive and trusting.
2. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 12

     "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.

3. Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
4. Unable to mask one's feelings.
5. Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:naive

Antonyms

• disingenuous

Translations

• German: arglos, freimütig, treuherzig, unverdorben
• Portuguese: ingénuo
• Spanish: inocente, ingenuo

Translations

• French: ingénu
• German: unbedarft, schlicht
• Italian: ingenuo
• Russian: бесхи́тростный

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