different between ingenuous vs reasonable
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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reasonable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French resnable, from Late Latin rationabilis, from Latin ratio; more at reason, -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?.z?n.?.b?l/, /??i?z.n?.b?l/
- Hyphenation: rea?son?able
Adjective
reasonable (comparative more reasonable, superlative most reasonable)
- (now rare) Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
- The wi?dome and under?tanding of this Bea?t, will almo?t conclude him a rea?onable creature […].
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect, I:
- Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
- Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- Not expensive; fairly priced.
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
- Say, would you happen to know a good place for lunch in the downtown area? ... The Radisson ... Oh yah? ... Is it reasonable? - Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996)
- Satisfactory.
- The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
Synonyms
- reasonous
Antonyms
- arbitrary
- unreasonable
Derived terms
- reasonably
- reasonability
- reasonableness
Translations
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- what reasonable adjustments can i ask for
- what does it mean to be reasonable
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