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Definition of ingénue in English English dictionary
ingenue: An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman
ingenue: A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role
ingenue: an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
ingenue: an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
ingenue: An innocent, unsophisticated, naive, wholesome girl or young woman
ingenue: {i} character of an innocent girl (in a play); actress that plays the part of an innocent girl; naive girl
ingenue: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage) an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
ingenue: An ingenue is a young, innocent girl in a play or film, or an actress who plays the part of young, innocent girls. I don't want any more ingenue roles
ingenue: the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
ingénues: plural form of ingénue
ingenues: plural of ingenue

ingénue

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in·ge·nue

încenyu

/ənˈʤenyo͞o/ /ɪnˈʤɛnjuː/

() From the French word ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu (meaning “guileless”), originally from the Latin word ingenuus (meaning “ingenuous”).

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