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ingenuous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ingenuus (“of noble character, frank”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?d??n.ju.?s/
Adjective
ingenuous (comparative more ingenuous, superlative most ingenuous)
- Naive and trusting.
- Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 12
- "Do you mean to say you didn't leave your wife for another woman?"
- "Of course not."
- "On your word of honour?"
- I don't know why I asked for that. It was very ingenuous of me.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 12
- Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious.
- Unable to mask one's feelings.
- Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
Usage notes
Do not confuse with ingenious.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:naive
Antonyms
- disingenuous
Translations
Anagrams
- unigenous
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faithful
English
Alternative forms
- faithfull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English feithful, equivalent to faith +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fe??.f?l/
Adjective
faithful (comparative faithfuler or more faithful, superlative faithfulest or most faithful)
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- Having faith.
- 2009, Paul Lakeland, Church: Living Communion (page 162)
- The application of the old discipline, say the conservatives, would probably produce a smaller but more faithful Church.
- 2009, Paul Lakeland, Church: Living Communion (page 162)
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Consistent with reality.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- 1976, "Missouri Breakers"[1]
- She wanted to be free to explore casual affairs, but her man had to be faithful .
- 1976, "Missouri Breakers"[1]
- (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
Derived terms
- faithfully
- faithfulness
Translations
See also
- go to the wall for someone
- stand by
- true
Noun
faithful (plural faithfuls)
- (in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
- Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.
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