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in·gen·u·ous

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n-j

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ADJECTIVE:

Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
Openly straightforward or frank; candid. See Synonyms at naive.
Obsolete Ingenious.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn; see gen- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
in·genu·ous·ly(Adverb), in·genu·ous·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for ingenuous

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