ingenuous
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
an ingenuous admission of responsibility
Related & opposite
- sincere also see
- naif also see
- artful antonym
- ingenuousness derivation
- ingenuousness derivation
- heart-to-heart similar to
- undistorted similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
a child's innocent stare
Related & opposite
- ingenuousness derivation
- naif similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sincere |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | naif |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | artful |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingenuousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingenuousness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | heart-to-heart |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | undistorted |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ingenuousness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | naif |