Definitions for ingenues

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ingenues in·gé·nue

Spelling: [an-zhuh-noo, -nyoo; French an-zhey- Ingenues is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in ingenues (eeginnsu).

Definitions for ingenues

noun

1. the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
2. an actress who plays such a part or specializes in playing such parts.

Origin of ingenues

1840-50; French, feminine of ingénu Latin ingenuus native, inborn, etc.; see ingenuous

Examples for ingenues

I didn't know that your taste ran to ingenues to such an extent.

And sure, actresses and ingenues were getting excited about it after the huge gains.

I discovered my two ingenues might have been taken from the Forest Home!