Definitions for ingenuous

ingenuous in·gen·u·ous

Spelling: [in-jen-yoo-uh s]
IPA: /ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs/

Ingenuous is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in ingenuous (eginnosuu).

Definitions for ingenuous

adjective

  1. free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
  2. artless; innocent; naive.
  3. Obsolete. honorable or noble.

Origin of ingenuous

1590-1600; Latin ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equivalent to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) +

Examples for ingenuous

I cannot boast of Mr. Creech's ingenuous fair dealing to me.

Her ingenuous innocence did not conceal her gladness at seeing me!

He was, however, anticipated by the voice of the ingenuous and youthful Alice.

Imogen stood for a moment in a sweet and ingenuous state of suspense.

Thy heart is ingenuous and sincere; thy misfortune is poignant and affecting.

Without knowing why, they understood perfectly now that neither had been ingenuous.

It was ingenuous and brave; born of a proud and great purity.

He trembled before this innocence, so ardent and so ingenuous.

Netanyahu, and even some ingenuous pundits, are bragging about how Israel and America have never been closer.

Somehow, the inflection on the last word did not altogether suggest the ingenuous.

Word Value for ingenuous
Scrable

10

Words with friends

15

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