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ingenuous definition

in·genu·ous (in jen′yo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. Obsolete of noble birth or nature
  2. frank; open; candid
  3. simple; artless; naive; without guile

Etymology: L ingenuus, native, inborn, freeborn, noble, frank < ingignere, to engender < in-, in + gignere, to produce: see genus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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