ingenuousness
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yu adjective
1.
free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2.
artless; innocent; naive.
3.
Obsolete. honorable or noble.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equivalent to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
1590–1600; < Latin ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equivalent to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
Related forms
in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb
in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun
half-in·gen·u·ous, adjective
half-in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb
half-in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless.
1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | naive, artless, or innocent |
| 2. | candid; frank; straightforward |
| [C16: from Latin ingenuus freeborn, worthy of a freeman, virtuous, from | |
| in'genuously | |
| —adv | |
| in'genuousness | |
| —n | |
| ingenuous (ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | naive, artless, or innocent |
| 2. | candid; frank; straightforward |
| [C16: from Latin ingenuus freeborn, worthy of a freeman, virtuous, from | |
| in'genuously | |
| —adv | |
| in'genuousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ingenuous
1598, from L. ingenuus "with the virtues of freeborn people, of noble character, frank," originally "native, freeborn," from in- "in" + gen-, root of gignere "beget, produce" (see genus). Sense of "artless, innocent" is 1673, from notion of "honorably straightforward."
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Example sentences
Beyond her generic snippiness and his generic ingenuousness, these two are devoid of personality.
Artistic ingenuousness is something that's difficult, if not impossible, to fake.
She can make ingenuousness seem noble, by expressing a powerful will to find the best in life.
He does all this with captivating ingenuousness and not a single false move.
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