English adjective: ingenuous | |||
1. | ingenuous characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious | ||
Samples | An ingenuous admission of responsibility. | ||
Synonyms | artless | ||
Similar | candid, heart-to-heart, open, undistorted | ||
See also | naif, naive, sincere | ||
Antonyms | artful, disingenuous | ||
2. | ingenuous lacking in sophistication or worldliness | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | innocent | ||
Similar | naif, naive | ||
Antonyms | sophisticated | ||