INGENUOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by an inability to mask your feelings
   • not devious
   
   Synonym(s)
   • artless (what does artless mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an ingenuous admission of responsibility
   
   Antonym(s)
   • disingenuous (what does disingenuous mean?)
   • artful (what does artful mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • candid (what does candid mean?)
   • open (what does open mean?)
   • heart-to-heart (what does heart-to-heart mean?)
   • undistorted (what does undistorted mean?)
   
   See Also
   • naive (what does naive mean?)
   • naif (what does naif mean?)
   • sincere (what does sincere mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lacking in sophistication or worldliness
   
   Synonym(s)
   • innocent (what does innocent mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   
   Similar To
   • naive (what does naive mean?)
   • naif (what does naif mean?)