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Variant of ingenuous

ingenuous Definition

in·genu·ous (in jen′yo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. Obsolete of noble birth or nature
  2. frank; open; candid
  3. simple; artless; naive; without guile

Etymology: L ingenuus, native, inborn, freeborn, noble, frank < ingignere, to engender < in-, in + gignere, to produce: see genus

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ingenuousness Synonyms

ingenuousness

n.

frankness, openness, guilelessness, simplicity; see innocence 2, sincerity.

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  1. ‹ ingenuously
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  3. ‹ ingenuity
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  5. ‹ ingenue
  6. ‹ ingeniousness
  7. ‹ ingeniously
  8. ‹ ingenious
  9. ‹ ingenerating
  10. ‹ ingenerated
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