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ingenuous

British pronunciation/ɪnd‍ʒˈɛnjuːəs/
American pronunciation/ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
ingenuous
[ADJECTIF]
1

ingénu

showing simplicity, honesty, or innocence and willing to trust others due to a lack of life experience
Synonymes : artless
naive
Antonymes : disingenuous
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2

ingénu

lacking in sophistication or worldliness
Synonymes : innocent
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Exemples
1Was this an ingenuous reaction?
2Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that could flex with the blows of sharp spears and maces, protecting warriors from even the fiercest physical attacks.
3But when you examine it closely, you will amazed but the numerous ingenuous technologies these high school dropouts developed 100 years ago.
4Like humans, they are also sophisticated and social animals who've devised a whole host of ingenuous ways to locate, harvest, store, and distribute their food throughout the colony.
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