ingénu

See also: ingenu and ingenú

English

Noun

ingénu (plural ingénus)

1. Alternative spelling of ingenu

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ingenuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.ʒe.ny/

Adjective

ingénu (feminine ingénue, masculine plural ingénus, feminine plural ingénues)

1. ingenuous; guileless

   Synonym: candide

Derived terms

• ingénument

Related terms

• ingénuité

Further reading

• “ingénu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.