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Meaning of ingenue in English
Pronunciation
/ˌændʒəˈnu/
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Noun
ingenue
Etymology
French, feminine of ingénu‘ingenuous’, from Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous)
Definitions
1.
an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
2.
an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
3.
the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play