Synonyms for ingenue
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
Near-synonym: girl next door
Related words
- Word family
- ingenuous
- Is a kind of
- person stock character
- Other spellings
- ingénue
Forms
- Plural
- ingenues → actresses…
Example sentences
- actress The actress seems to have walked through her part.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ingenue | steady | |
| actress | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- actress2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (actress2 = 2 syllables).