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I've always wanted my characters to have more dimension and realistic cores than the ingenue material often provides. It's been a challenge.
Kelli O'Hara

Meaning of "ingenue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INGENUE

ingenue  [ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INGENUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ingenue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INGENUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ingenue in the English dictionary

The definition of ingenue in the dictionary is an innocent and unsophisticated young woman.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INGENUE


Agnew
ˈæɡnjuː
anew
əˈnjuː
avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
cornu
ˈkɔːnjuː
discontinue
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː
enew
ɪˈnjuː
genu
ˈdʒɛnjuː
knew
njuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
nearly-new
ˌnɪəlɪˈnjuː
new
njuː
nu
njuː
overnew
ˌəʊvəˈnjuː
parvenu
ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː
renew
rɪˈnjuː
revenue
ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː
sub-menu
ˈsʌbmɛnjuː
tenue
təˈnjuː
venue
ˈvɛnjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INGENUE

ingeminate
ingemination
ingenerate
ingeneration
Ingenhousz
ingenious
ingeniously
ingeniousness
ingenium
ingenu
ingenuities
ingenuity
ingenuous
ingenuously
ingenuousness
Ingerland
Ingerlund
ingest
ingesta
ingestible

WORDS THAT END LIKE INGENUE

Benue
change of venue
detinue
inconnue
Inland Revenue
internal revenue
Madison Avenue
recontinue
retinue
sales revenue
tax revenue

Synonyms and antonyms of ingenue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ingenue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INGENUE

Find out the translation of ingenue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ingenue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ingenue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

清纯的少女
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ingenue
570 millions of speakers

English

ingenue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सरलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساذجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инженю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ingenue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইনজেনুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ingénue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingenue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ingenue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純情な少女
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천진난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ingenue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chơn chất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கள்ளங்கபடமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माहितीपत्रक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saf kız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingenuo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ingenue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інженю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ingenue
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ingenue
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingenue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ingenue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ingenue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ingenue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INGENUE»

The term «ingenue» is regularly used and occupies the 99.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INGENUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ingenue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ingenue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ingenue

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10 QUOTES WITH «INGENUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ingenue.
1
Joan Allen
I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that.
2
Jodie Foster
I was never the ingenue or the pretty girlfriend of Tom Cruise in a movie. I didn't have that career, so I don't have to compete on that level.
3
Linda Hunt
For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn't beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn't an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14.
4
Kristen Johnston
Onstage, I was never the ingenue.
5
Jennifer Jason Leigh
I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.
6
Melanie Lynskey
I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.
7
Virginia Madsen
I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.
8
Melissa McCarthy
I've never been interested in playing the boring ingenue.
9
Kelli O'Hara
I've always wanted my characters to have more dimension and realistic cores than the ingenue material often provides. It's been a challenge.
10
Susie Orbach
Not that it was Twiggy's fault, but the ubiquity of her image created a sense in young women that to be stylish meant to be skinny, flat-chested with an ingenue face and straight hair.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INGENUE»

Discover the use of ingenue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ingenue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ingenue
Unaware that a hired killer has followed them from Chicago, three eighteen-year-old flappers relocate to separate sections of New York City where their lives still revolve around speakeasies and rich boyfriends.
Jillian Larkin, 2012
2
Ingenue
. . . INGENUE is the second novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic Flappers series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . where revenge is a dish best served cold. From the Hardcover edition.
Jillian Larkin, 2011
3
Ingenue
Unaware that a hired killer has followed them from Chicago, three eighteen-year-old flappers relocate to separate sections of New York City where their lives still revolve around speakeasies and rich boyfriends.
Jillian Larkin, 2011
4
Disappearing Ingenue
Each story offers a glimpse into her familiar and charmingly odd journey, and she comes hilariously to life in these disarming tales. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Melissa Pritchard, 2003
5
The ingenue in white: reflections of a costume designer
A collection of essays discussing the process of theatrical costume design. "Ingenue In White includes the stories from the author's twenty-five years of experience in the field.
Marcia Dixcy Jory, 2003
6
The Flappers: Ingenue
And if they thought escaping Chicago meant they'd get away with murder . . . they were dead wrong. Escape to the roaring twenties where anything goes, with the second book in this sparkling trilogy full of romance, dancing and secrecy.
Jillian Larkin, 2012
7
Ingenue
Inside scoop: This book contains scenes of domestic violence before the heroine fights back and finds her true hero. A Romantica® historical erotic romance from Ellora's Cave
Alexandra Christian, 2013
8
Ingenue's Choice [Zara's Bois 2]
[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Romance, M/M, Interracial, Paranormal, Consensual BDSM] An admirer of fine art but without artistic ability himself, Patryk Andrews works by day in a high finance position that his well-to-do ...
Gracie C. McKeever, 2007
9
Creating Colette: From Ingenue to Libertine, 1873-1913
Filled with previously unpublished facts and delicious details, this biography of Colette explores the writer's turbulent marriage to Henry Gauthier Villiers, and reveals the beginnings of her avant-garde, scandal-filled career.
Claude Francis, Fernande Gontier, 1998
10
Ingénue, or, The death of Marat
The stranger coloured as much as Ingenue herself. " Ah ! " said she, " that explains all. You knew that yon were doing wrong and you felt punished. Dear young lady, when one is doing right one can be brave. I am sure you would have been ...
Alexandre Dumas, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INGENUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ingenue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: New young adult fiction from Emily Adrian, Holly Bodger …
This is a behind-the-scenes look into the life of an ingenue, but unlike most two-dimensional leading ladies that seemingly “have it all,” ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
5 Days, 5 Ways: Here's Proof Gigi Hadid Really Loves Her Adidas …
... on the Hollywood It Girl, we're especially taking note of the ingenue's ability to bring old-school Adidas sneakers back from the '90s grave. «E! Online, Jul 15»
3
John Farrow: the B's knees of Hollywood | The Australian
Chester Morris and then-unknown ingenue Lucille Ball star as two of a dozen passengers and crew on a flight that crash lands in the Amazon ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Paper Towns film review: Cara Delevingne rescues latest John …
... be some kind of star: with her husky voice, dark brows and wicked smile, she seems both innocent and devilish, far from a standard ingenue. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Even if they don't seem real, participants in reality TV are most …
She is no ingenue. Writers Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro aren't going for the whole corrupted innocence narrative. Rachel's soul ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
'Magic Mike XXL' offers surprises — and substance (movie review)
... women” give compelling performances, Amber Heard Depp plays a well-rounded ingenue searching for identity, Andie MacDowell is a feisty, ... «Santa Monica Daily Press, Jul 15»
7
'Orange Is the New Black' Casting Call Asks for 'Extremely Scary …
... pretty new ingenue on the Litchfield cellblock. Per Auditions Free, the ad screams in extremely scary all caps: "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK ... «Newser, Jul 15»
8
13 Shocking Celebrity Memoirs That Will Totally Blow Your Mind …
So imagine the true-life tale of Ms. Marilyn Monroe — a no-holds barred account of her life and times straight from the lips of the ingenue and ask yourself — how ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
Film Spotlight: Angst
He does his thing with the family, an elderly mother, a physically and mentally handicapped adult son, and an ingenue-ish daughter. But this ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Home Movies - Arkansas Online
Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is a renowned actress who, after years of playing the ingenue, is transitioning into character roles. She's on a ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»

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