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ingenuously

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•gen•u•ous /ɪnˈdʒɛnyuəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. apparently sincere and truthful:That crook had the ingenuous eyes of a young schoolboy.
in•gen•u•ous•ly, adv. 
in•gen•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -gen-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•gen•u•ous  (in jen′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation;
    candid;
    sincere.
  2. artless;
    innocent;
    naive.
  3. [Obs.]honorable or noble.
  • Latin ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equivalent. to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
  • 1590–1600
in•gen′u•ous•ly, adv. 
in•gen′u•ous•ness, n. 
    1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless.
    See ingenious. 
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