ingenuous (a)
artless#2 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def characterized by an inability to mask your feelings
def not devious
examples an ingenuous admission of responsibility
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Also see naive, naif; sincere
Derivationally related form artless → artlessness
Derivationally related form ingenuous → ingenuousness
Antonym ingenuous → disingenuous
Similar to candid, open, heart-to-heart; undistorted
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Also see honest, honorable; sincere
Similar to candid, open, heart-to-heart; undistorted
Antonym disingenuous → ingenuous
Derived from adjective ingenuously → ingenuous
Derived from adjective artlessly → artless
Derivationally related form ingenuousness → ingenuous
Derivationally related form artlessness → artless

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