ingenuous

/ɪn'dʒɛnjuəs/ adjective
9 letters4 syllables10 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking in sophistication or worldliness.

“his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it”

2

Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious.

“an ingenuous admission of responsibility”

WORD FORMS
Related formingenuousness
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