单词 | ingenuous |
释义 | ingenuous —ingenuously, adv. —ingenuousness, n. /in jen"yooh euhs/, adj. 1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. 2. artless; innocent; naive. 3. Obs. honorable or noble. [1590-1600; < L ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equiv. to in- IN-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see INGENIOUS) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -OUS] Syn. 1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless. Usage. See ingenious. |
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