Definitions for ingenuous
ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əsin·gen·u·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ingenuous, artlessadjective

   characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

   "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

2. innocent, ingenuousadjective

   lacking in sophistication or worldliness

   "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"

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1. ingenuousadjective

   Naive and trusting.

2. ingenuousadjective

   Demonstrating childlike simplicity.

3. ingenuousadjective

   Unsophisticated; simple.

4. ingenuousadjective

   Unable to mask one's feelings.

5. ingenuousadjective

   Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.

6. Etymology: From ingenuus ("of noble character, frank")

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INGENUOUSadjective

   Etymology: ingenuus, Latin.

   1. Open; fair; candid; generous; noble.

   Many speeches there are of Job's, whereby his wisdom and other virtues may appear; but the glory of an ingenuous mind he hath purchased by these words only, Behold I will lay mine hand upon my mouth; I have spoken once, yet will I not therefore maintain argument: yea twice, howbeit for that cause further I will not proceed. Richard Hooker.

   Infusing into their young breasts such an ingenuous and noble ardour, as would not fail to make many of them renowned. John Milton, on Education.

   If an ingenuous detestation of this shameful vice be but carefully and early instilled, that is the true and genuine method to obviate dishonesty. John Locke.

   2. Freeborn; not of servile extraction.

   Subjection, as it preserves property, peace, and safety, so it will never diminish rights nor ingenuous liberties. Charles I .

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1. ingenuous

   Ingenious refers to a person who is innocent, naive, or unsophisticated, often in a way that is refreshing or endearing. It can also mean someone who is candid, frank, or straightforward.

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1. Ingenuousadjective

   of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth

2. Ingenuousadjective

   noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal

3. Ingenuousadjective

   free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration, confession, etc

4. Ingenuousadjective

   ingenious

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingenuous

   in-jen′ū-us, adj. frank: honourable: free from deception.—adv. Ingen′uously—n. Ingen′uousness. [L. ingenuus.]

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1. unigenous

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingenuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingenuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ingenuous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ingenuous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ingenuous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenuous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ingenuous