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ingenuous

/ɪn'dʒɛnjuəs/

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adjective
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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"his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"

Similar:

innocent naive naif
adjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
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"an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

Similar:

artless candid heart-to-heart open undistorted

Opposite:

disingenuous

Examples of ingenuous

"his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it"
"an ingenuous admission of responsibility"