Word a Day
ingenuous
What does ingenuous mean?
ingenuous (adjective): naive and trusting.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce ingenuous?
/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ingenuous come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ingenuous” mean?
desirous of owning
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not yet discovered
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wrong or distorted
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naive and trusting
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