😊ingenuous

adjective
/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/

Meaning

Innocent, naive, and unsuspecting; showing childlike simplicity and sincerity.

Example Sentences

Her ingenuous smile revealed her genuine kindness.

Synonyms

naive, innocent, sincere, candid, frank

Antonyms

cunning, deceitful, insincere

Collocations

ingenuous smile, ingenuous remark, ingenuous nature, ingenuous expression

Related Vocabularies

Completely sealed, especially so that no air can enter or escape.
soft and full of holes like a sponge; porous
used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
having existed or continued for a long period of time
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Increasing rapidly; growing at an accelerating rate.

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