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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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virginal
English
Etymology
From Middle French virginal, from Latin virgin?lis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
Adjective
virginal (comparative more virginal, superlative most virginal)
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- (zoology) parthenogenetic
Translations
Noun
virginal (plural virginal or virginals)
- (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
Translations
Anagrams
- rivaling
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi?.?i.nal/
Adjective
virginal (feminine singular virginale, masculine plural virginaux, feminine plural virginales)
- virginal
Noun
virginal m (plural virginaux)
- virginal
Further reading
- “virginal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Adjective
virginal m or f (plural virginais, comparable)
- virginal (relating to virgins)
- virgin: immaculate; chaste; untouched
- Synonyms: virgem, casto, imaculado
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:virginal.
Related terms
- virgem
- virgindade
Noun
virginal m (plural virginais)
- virginal (instrument)
Romanian
Etymology
From French virginal, from Latin virginalus.
Adjective
virginal m or n (feminine singular virginal?, masculine plural virginali, feminine and neuter plural virginale)
- virginal
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
virginal (plural virginales)
- virginal
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