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ingenues

ingenues is the plural of ingenue.

Meaning of ingenue

Noun

ingenue (plural ingenues)

  1. An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
    • Near-synonym: girl next door
    Synonyms:
    girl next door
  2. A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.
    • The intelligent and talented blonde who was fluent in English, French and Spanish was interested in art and joined a local theater group to work on set designs but wound up on stage playing an ingenue in Liliom and was spotted by director Vincente Minnelli.2012, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969, McFarland, →ISBN, page 396

Questions about ingenues

What is ingenues the plural of?
Ingenues is the plural of ingenue.

Words near ingenues in the dictionary

  1. ingenius
  2. ingenol
  3. ingenols
  4. ingenu
  5. ingenue
  6. ingenues
  7. ingenui
  8. ingenuine
  9. ingenuities
  10. ingenuitive
  11. ingenuitous

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