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ingenu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gullible adj Easily fooled, deceived, or persuaded to believe something untrue.
  • ingenuous adjective Innocent and trusting to the point of seeming naive, particularly about people's motives.
  • naive adj Lacking experience, judgement, or worldly knowledge; too trusting or simple in one's thinking.

Senses

ingenu is used for these senses in English:

  • gullible Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
  • ingenuous Naive and trusting.
  • ingenuous Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  • naive Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

ingenuous — full definition

  1. adjective Innocent and trusting to the point of seeming naive, particularly about people's motives.
  2. adjective Open and sincere, saying what you actually think without calculation.

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