ingenue
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ʒəˌnu, -ˌnyu; Also, in·ge·nue.
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ingénue (ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː, French ɛ̃ʒeny) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman | |
| [C19: from French, feminine of ingénu | |
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Ingenue
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
ingenue
1848, from Fr. ingénue "artless girl, especially on the stage," fem. of ingénu "ingenuous, artless, simple" (13c.), from L. ingenuus (see ingenuous).
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Example sentences
The ingenue couldn't see garden-variety jealousy when it smacked her with her own rising star.
Her character is neither a simple ingenue nor a vamp.
In the tragedy, she chain-smokes and fidgets, while in the comedy she has an ingenue's golden glow.
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