in|gen|u|ous

in|gen|u|ous
in|gen|u|ous «ihn JEHN yu uhs», adjective.
1. frank and open; free from restraint or reserve; sincere: »

The boy gave an ingenuous account of his acts, concealing nothing.

SYNONYM(S): candid, straightforward.
2. simple and natural; innocent: »

an ingenuous country girl. Little children are ingenuous.

 SYNONYM(S): guileless, artless, naive.
3. Archaic. noble; generous; high-minded.
╂[< Latin ingenuus (with English -ous) (originally) freeborn, native < in- in + unrecorded gen-; see etym. under ingenious (Cf. ↑ingenious)]
–in|gen´u|ous|ly, adverb.
–in|gen´u|ous|ness, noun.
Usage See ingenious for usage note. (Cf. ↑ingenious)

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