ingenuous

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ === Adjective === ingenuous (comparative more ingenuous, superlative most ingenuous) Naive and trusting. Demonstrating childlike simplicity. Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious. Unable to mask one's feelings. Straightforward, candid, open, frank. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with ingenious or disingenuous. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:naive ==== Antonyms ==== disingenuous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ingenue, ingénue ingenu, ingénu ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === unigenous