Associations to the word «Ingenuous»
Wiktionary
INGENUOUS, adjective. Naive and trusting.
INGENUOUS, adjective. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
INGENUOUS, adjective. Unsophisticated; simple.
INGENUOUS, adjective. Unable to mask one's feelings.
INGENUOUS, adjective. Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
Dictionary definition
INGENUOUS, adjective. Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility".
INGENUOUS, adjective. Lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "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".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.