ingenuous
gb/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/ us/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
C1
ఆంగ్లం
naiv, hiszékeny, őszinte
C1
FORMAL
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is ingenuous (about [something])
He was ingenuous enough to believe the offer was genuine.
Annyira naiv volt, hogy elhitte, az ajánlat valódi.
Her ingenuous excitement made the bad news harder to tell.
Ártatlan lelkesedése miatt még nehezebb volt elmondani neki a rossz hírt.
They took advantage of his ingenuous trust in strangers.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
She is ingenuous and believes everyone.
Naiv, és mindenkinek hisz.
I was ingenuous and paid before checking the details.
Naiv voltam, és még azelőtt fizettem, hogy ellenőriztem volna a részleteket.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Often confused with ingenious (= very clever or inventive).
అర్థం
innocent and trusting; naive
పదకలయికలు
an ingenuous child
|an ingenuous young man/woman
|an ingenuous smile
|an ingenuous face
|an ingenuous manner
|an ingenuous belief
|an ingenuous optimism
|an ingenuous view of the world
|almost ingenuous
|rather ingenuous
పర్యాయపదాలు
naive (More common and direct; can sound more negative.)
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innocent (Emphasizes lack of guilt or knowledge of wrongdoing.)
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guileless (Stresses absence of deceit or cunning.)
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trusting (Focuses on willingness to believe others.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
cynical (Expecting others to be selfish or dishonest.)
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worldly (Experienced and not easily fooled.)
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wary (Cautious and suspicious of risk or deception.)
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sophisticated (Socially experienced; not simple-minded.)
విషయాలు
emotions
|personality
|social_life
నిర్వచనం
too trusting and not aware of tricks or bad intentions
Showing innocent, trusting simplicity, often because of lack of experience or awareness of how people may deceive or take advantage of others.
C1
FORMAL
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őszinte
A2
వాడుక నమూనా:
an ingenuous [remark/confession/apology]
He gave an ingenuous apology and admitted he’d been wrong.
Őszintén bocsánatot kért, és elismerte, hogy tévedett.
Her ingenuous questions showed she wasn’t trying to trap anyone.
Őszinte kérdéseiből látszott, hogy nem akar senkit tőrbe csalni.
The interview felt unusually ingenuous for a politician.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
He was ingenuous and told the truth.
Őszinte volt, és elmondta az igazat.
Her answer was simple and ingenuous.
A válasza egyszerű és őszinte volt.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Do not confuse with disingenuous (= not sincere; pretending to be honest).
అర్థం
open and sincere; not calculating
పదకలయికలు
an ingenuous remark
|an ingenuous question
|an ingenuous confession
|an ingenuous apology
|an ingenuous response
|ingenuous honesty
|refreshingly ingenuous
|completely ingenuous
|seem ingenuous
|sound ingenuous
పర్యాయపదాలు
sincere (General term for being genuine and honest.)
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candid (Emphasizes frankness, especially about difficult topics.)
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frank (Direct and plain-spoken; can sound blunt.)
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open (Emphasizes willingness to share thoughts and feelings.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disingenuous (Pretending to be sincere while hiding a motive.)
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guarded (Careful not to reveal true feelings or intentions.)
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insincere (Not genuinely meant or felt.)
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calculating (Strategically planning for advantage rather than being natural.)
విషయాలు
communication
|personality
|social_life
నిర్వచనం
honest and natural, without trying to trick anyone
Open, sincere, and without hidden motives; not trying to create a false impression.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
ingenuous
IPA
GB/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
US/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
in - genu - ous (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (genu)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: ingenuous
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Core family
ingenuously
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
disingenuous
adjective
disingenuously
adverb
Advanced or less common
ingenuousness
noun
disingenuousness
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
ingenuous to a fault
1/ɪnd͡ʒˈɛnjuəs tə ə fˈɔlt/
fixed phrase
formal
too naive or too honest
so trusting or honest that it becomes a weakness
ఉదాహరణలు
- She’s ingenuous to a fault, so she assumes everyone means well.
- He was ingenuous to a fault and revealed details he should have kept private.
- They described him as ingenuous to a fault, which made him easy to mislead.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He is ingenuous to a fault.
- She is ingenuous to a fault and trusts strangers.