# ingenuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

## Definitions
1. Naive and trusting.
2. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
3. Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
4. Unable to mask one's feelings.
5. Straightforward, candid, open, frank.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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