ingenuous
/ɪnˈdʒenjuəs/adjective
उच्चारण इन्जेन्युअस
भोला, सरल, निष्कपट
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honest, innocent and willing to trust people, in a way that may seem foolish
भोला, सरल, निष्कपट
- It was ingenuous of him to believe the salesman's promise.
- an ingenuous smile
- The ingenuous girl believed every word of the stranger.
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- He has an ingenuous manner that makes everyone trust him.
- Her ingenuous question made the whole room smile.
Synonyms naive innocent artless
Opposite cunning sly disingenuous
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ingenuous or ingenious?
Ingenuous means innocent and trusting. Ingenious means clever and inventive: 'an ingenious device'. Disingenuous means not sincere, pretending to know less than you do.
Ingenuous का अर्थ 'भोला और भरोसा करने वाला' है। Ingenious का अर्थ 'चतुर और आविष्कारी' है, जैसे 'an ingenious device'। Disingenuous का अर्थ 'कपटी, जानबूझकर अनजान बनने वाला' है।
The ingenuous/ingenious pair is a regular sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में ingenuous और ingenious का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।