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How do you use Ingenuous in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like naive or naif, plus the exact meaning.

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Ingenuous in a sentence

Ingenuous meaning

  1. Naive and trusting.
  2. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  3. Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.

Synonyms of Ingenuous

naive naif disingenuous sincere undistorted heart-to-heart open candid artless innocent

Related words

Other words often associated with Ingenuous or its synonyms:

honest unworldly gullible simple artful clear green childlike credulous unskilled twisted cleared

Using Ingenuous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Naive and trusting. | Demonstrating childlike simplicity. | Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
  • Useful related words include: naive, naif, disingenuous, sincere.
  • In the example corpus, ingenuous often appears in combinations such as: ingenuous and.

Context around Ingenuous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mostly 1×

Sentence patterns with Ingenuous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but mostly ingenuous and cowardly 1× he is ingenuous in representing 1× with the ingenuous and novel 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example south 1× in the crabs 1× santirocco unity and 1×

Common sentence endings:

in representing passion 1× southwest of nigeria 1× the liberal italians 1×

Words around Ingenuous

Just before it in the word index:

ingenuity 203 ingenues 2 ingenue 8 ingens 2 ingenlath 4 ingenium 5

Just after it in the word index:

inger 13 ingersoll 54 ingerson 2 ingessana 2 ingest 101 ingested 166

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ingenuous

  • In this selection, "ingenuous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mostly stand out and add context to how "ingenuous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but mostly ingenuous and cowardly and he is ingenuous in representing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ingenuous" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ingenuous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For example, South West Governors came up with the ingenuous and novel idea of Amotekun which is to ensure security in the southwest of Nigeria. (25 words)

Santirocco "Unity and Design", Lowrie "Horace's Narrative Odes" Although he is often thought of as an overly intellectual lover, he is ingenuous in representing passion. (26 words)

In the crabs, portrayed unsympathetically and with monstrous characteristics, are to be recognized the Austrians; in the mice, sometimes generous but mostly ingenuous and cowardly, the liberal Italians. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

In the crabs, portrayed unsympathetically and with monstrous characteristics, are to be recognized the Austrians; in the mice, sometimes generous but mostly ingenuous and cowardly, the liberal Italians. (28 words)

Santirocco "Unity and Design", Lowrie "Horace's Narrative Odes" Although he is often thought of as an overly intellectual lover, he is ingenuous in representing passion. (26 words)

For example, South West Governors came up with the ingenuous and novel idea of Amotekun which is to ensure security in the southwest of Nigeria. (25 words)

Example sentences (3)

For example, South West Governors came up with the ingenuous and novel idea of Amotekun which is to ensure security in the southwest of Nigeria.

In the crabs, portrayed unsympathetically and with monstrous characteristics, are to be recognized the Austrians; in the mice, sometimes generous but mostly ingenuous and cowardly, the liberal Italians.

Santirocco "Unity and Design", Lowrie "Horace's Narrative Odes" Although he is often thought of as an overly intellectual lover, he is ingenuous in representing passion.

Common combinations with ingenuous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ingenuous" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, South West Governors came up with the ingenuous and novel idea of Amotekun which is to ensure security in the southwest of Nigeria." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "ingenuous" from authentic English texts.
What does "ingenuous" mean?
Ingenuous means: Naive and trusting.
What are synonyms of "ingenuous"?
Common synonyms of "ingenuous" include: naive, naif, disingenuous, sincere, undistorted, heart-to-heart, open, candid. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ingenuous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "ingenuous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.