ingenuous
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lacking in sophistication or worldliness
ingenuous meaning & definition 1 of ingenuous.
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characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
ingenuous meaning & definition 2 of ingenuous.
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Naive and trusting.
ingenuous meaning & definition 3 of ingenuous.
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Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
ingenuous meaning & definition 4 of ingenuous.
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Unsophisticated; simple.
ingenuous meaning & definition 5 of ingenuous.
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Unable to mask ones feelings.
ingenuous meaning & definition 6 of ingenuous.
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Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
ingenuous meaning & definition 7 of ingenuous.
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noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal
ingenuous meaning & definition 8 of ingenuous.
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free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration, confession, etc
ingenuous meaning & definition 9 of ingenuous.