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Ingenue Common

Ingenue has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

2

an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)

3

the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

4

An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.

See Also
naïve unsophisticated actress ingenu ingenues woman dramatic innocent
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
actor juvenile character
Rhyming Words
tenue venue avenue retinue detinue ingénue revenue inconnue mangenue continue parvenue lay venue bienvenue recontinue intervenue nonrevenue park avenue discontinue tax revenue fifth avenue
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