ingenuous

(ĭn-jĕn'yū-əs)
adj.

1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.
2. Openly straightforward or frank; candid. See synonyms at naive.
3. Obsolete. Ingenious.

[Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn.]

ingenuously in·gen'u·ous·ly adv.
ingenuousness in·gen'u·ous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit: artless, guileless, innocent, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly. See honest/dishonest.
2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear/unclear, show/hide.

adj

Definition: honest, trustful
Antonyms: deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, sly

showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness; lacking craft or subtlety

IN BRIEF: Candid, frank, open in character.

I don’t judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan. — Jean Rostand (1894-1977), French biologist, writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærlig, oprigtig, troskyldig, naiv, åben

Nederlands (Dutch)
onschuldig, argeloos, openhartig

Français (French)
adj. - franc, sincère, ingénu, candide, naïf

Deutsch (German)
adj. - offen, freimütig, aufrichtig, naiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αφελής, απλοϊκός, άδολος, απονήρευτος

Italiano (Italian)
ingenuo, sincero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ingênuo

Русский (Russian)
искренний, наивный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ingenuo, candoroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - öppen, frimodig, uppriktig, naturlig, naiv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坦白的, 天真的, 正直的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 坦白的, 天真的, 正直的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 솔직한, 순진한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 率直な, 純真な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صريح, مخلص, ساذج, بريء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גלוי לב, כן, תמים‬

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