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in·gen·u·ous    Audio Help   [in-jen-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
2.artless; innocent; naive.
3.Obsolete. honorable or noble.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equiv. to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous]

—Related forms
in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb
in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. frank, straightforward, open. 2. guileless.
—Usage note See ingenious.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  artless
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Free from guile, cunning, or deceit.
Synonyms:  guileless, innocent, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  frank
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech.
Synonyms:  candid, direct, downright, forthright, honest, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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