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| in·gé·nue [ áNə n ] (plural in·gé·nues) |
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1. unsophisticated girl or young woman: a girl or young woman who is naive and lacks experience or understanding of life
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2. naive character in drama: a character in a play or a movie who is a naive inexperienced young woman
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3. actor in role of ingénue: an actor, especially a young one, who plays or specializes in playing the role of an ingénue
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| [Mid-19th century. Via French< Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous)] |
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