ingenue

Meaning

Noun

An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.
Misspelling of ingenu

Origin

Borrowed from French ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu, originally from the Latin ingenuus ("ingenuous").

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