INGENUE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The word ingenue typically refers to someone who is innocent to the ways of the world, so you probably won't be too surprised to learn that it shares an ancestor—Latin ingenuus —with ingenuous, a word meaning "showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness "
Ingénue - Wikipedia Ingénue may also refer to a new young actress or one typecast in such roles The term comes from the feminine form of the French adjective ingénu meaning "ingenuous" or innocent, virtuous and candid The term may also imply a lack of sophistication and cunning
Ingenue - definition of ingenue by The Free Dictionary A naive, innocent girl or young woman 2 a The role of an ingénue in a dramatic production b An actress playing such a role [French, feminine of ingénu, guileless, from Latin ingenuus, ingenuous; see ingenuous ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition