ingenuo

adj.

ingenuous, as innocent as a lamb, artless, childlike.

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ingenuo

► adjetivo

1 naive, ingenuous

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 naive person

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(f. - ingenua)

adj.

naive

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ADJ naïve, ingenuous

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I

-nua adjetivo naive, ingenuous

qué ingenuo eres! — you're so naive!

II

-nua masculino, femenino

es un ingenuo — he's so naive

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= ingenuous, naive [naïve], innocent, simple-minded, gullible, born yesterday, guileless, clueless, corn-fed, unwordly.

Ex. She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.

Ex. At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.

Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.

Ex. He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.

Ex. This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

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* ingenuos, los = gullible, the.

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I

-nua adjetivo naive, ingenuous

qué ingenuo eres! — you're so naive!

II

-nua masculino, femenino

es un ingenuo — he's so naive

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= ingenuous, naive [naïve], innocent, simple-minded, gullible, born yesterday, guileless, clueless, corn-fed, unwordly.

Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.

Ex: At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.

Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.

Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.

Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.

Ex: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

* ingenuos, los = gullible, the.

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ingenuo¹ -nua

adjective

naive, ingenuous

¡qué ingenuo eres! you're so naive!

ingenuo² -nua

masculine, feminine

es un ingenuo ¿cómo se ha podido creer eso? he's so naive, how could he possibly have believed that?

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ingenuo

◊ -nua adjetivo

naive, ingenuous
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: es un ingenuo he's so naive
ingenuo,-a
I adjetivo naive
II sustantivo masculino y femenino naive person: es un ingenuo, he's so naive

'ingenuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- incauta
- incauto
- infeliz
- ingenua
- inocente
- prima
- primo
- simple
- pavo
- pueril
- tonto
English:
deluded
- dupe
- green
- ingenuous
- naive
- simple
- simple-minded
- unsophisticated
- childlike

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ingenuo, -a

♦ adj

naive, ingenuous;

¡no seas ingenuo! don't be so naive!

♦ nm,f

ingenuous o naive person;

es un ingenuo he's (very) naive;

hacerse el ingenuo to act the innocent

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ingenuo

I adj naive

II m, ingenua f naive person, sucker fam

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ingenuo, -nua adj

cándido: naive

♦ ingenuamente adv

ingenuo, -nua n

: naive person

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ingenuo adj naive