ingênuo

/ĩˈʒenwu/

adjective B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
ingênua
plural
ingênuos

Meaning

  1. naive

    • Ela é muito ingênua.

      She is very naive.

Similar words

inocente

ingênuo (naive) lacks worldly experience or skepticism, and can be gullible; inocente (innocent) means not guilty of wrongdoing, or morally pure — a different framing than gullibility.

Similar in other languages

German

einfältig

einfältig means simple-minded, a pejorative word; the Portuguese ingênuo means naive, a gentler, less pejorative word for innocence.

English

gullible

El portugués ingênuo es muy cercano a naiv, y se relaciona con gullible en el mismo sentido.

Practice

1 What does ingênuo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela é muito ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ingênuo?

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