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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INGENUE

INGENUE In `gé `nue " (aN `zhay `nus "), n.; pl. -nues (#). [F., fem. of ingénu ingenious. ]

 

Defn: An ingenuous or naïve girl or young woman, or an actress representing such a person.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ingénue

in gé nue |ˈanjəˌno͞o, ˈänZH -ˌænʤəˈnu | ▶noun an innocent or unsophisticated young woman. • a part of this type in a play. • an actress who plays such a part. ORIGIN French, feminine of ingénu ‘ingenuous, ’ from Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ingénue

ingénue |ˈãʒən (j )uː | ▶noun an innocent or unsophisticated young woman. ORIGIN French, feminine of ingénu ‘ingenuous ’, from Latin ingenuus (see ingenuous ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ingenue

in g é nue /ǽn (d )ʒənùː |ǽnʒənjùː /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗純真な娘 (を演じる女優 ).