ingenuous
adj. US //ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs// UK //ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəs// in·gen·u·ous
Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.
Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”). Doublet of ingenu.
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