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How to say ingenuous and what does ingenuous mean?

ingenuous

adjective

How to pronounce ingenuous?

The word ingenuous sounds like in-gen-u-ous
/ɪn'dʒɛnjuəs/

What is the definition of ingenuous?

adjectivelacking in sophistication or worldliness
Examples
  • his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it
adjectivecharacterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
Examples
  • an ingenuous admission of responsibility