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ingenuo

naive

adjective een-JEH-nwoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Origin: From Latin ingenuus, meaning freeborn, then frank and open-natured.

Also means

ingenuous

Usage Note

Ingenuo describes someone who is guileless or overly trusting, often implying a lack of worldly experience. It can be mildly affectionate or lightly pejorative depending on tone. The noun form is ingenuità. Do not confuse with ingegnoso (clever, ingenious), which has a positive connotation.

Examples

"È troppo ingenuo per capire le bugie."

Natural Translation

He is too naive to understand lies.

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