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ingenuous - Dictionary definition and meaning for ingenuous

INGENUOUS

(adj.) characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
"an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
synonyms : artless
The child’s face was filled with an artless expression when she dropped her ice cream. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : innocent

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(Tag: Global) IN (suffix, means NO) + (genuous) (genius) ~ one who is not a genius artist and hence is artless ~ INGENUOUS
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Mnemonics for ingenuous

(Tag: ) naive and young ppl are generally genuine...
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(Tag: English) it comes from ingenue which means a young naive young woman ingenue ~ genie and we know that genie is very childish
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(Tag: ) its synonym is CANDID(spell as candy).. candy is eaten by NAIVE & YOUNG people..
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(Tag: ) In+genuine- In genuine relationship people are naive and trusting to each other.
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