(formal, sometimes disapproving) honest, innocent and willing to trust people
SYNNAIVE:
You're too ingenuous. * an ingenuous smile * It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision.
compareDISINGENUOUS
ingenuously adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, ingenuous is tagged as adjective.
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