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ԲéԳܱ

Or ··Գܱ

[an-zhuh-noo, -nyoo, an-zhey-ny]

noun

plural

ԲéԳܱs 
  1. an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman.

    Navy and cocoa browns are good neutrals for the ԲéԳܱ, and the right creamy beige or pearl gray are good choices for her more classic outfits.

  2. the role of a young, innocent, and appealing character in a play, movie, TV show, etc., typically a female role.

  3. an actress or actor who plays such a role or specializes in playing such roles.

  4. a young actress or actor.

    At the awards event, natural diamonds were the gemstone of choice for both Hollywood ingenues and veterans alike.

  5. a young, inexperienced person.

    The ailing leader Kim Jong Il sought to transfer power to his youngest son, a political ingenue in his 20s.



ԲéԳܱ

/ ɛ̃ʒeny, ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː /

noun

  1. an artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ԲéԳܱ1

First recorded in 1840–50; from French, feminine of ԲéԳ, from Latin ingenuus “native, inborn”; ingenuous; ingenuity ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ԲéԳܱ1

C19: from French, feminine of ԲéԳ ingenuous
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Example Sentences

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Banks: I had a similar experience coming up as an ԲéԳܱ.

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He has the tender, shining eyes of an ingenue while Del Campo, who has a striking birthmark on her cheek, is a femme fatale able to hold her own against Wolff’s selfish, useless playboy.

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Meester has played a country ingenue opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the musical romance “Country Strong,” done an arc on the short-lived “How I Met Your Mother” spinoff and co-starred in an Elizabeth Meriwether-created sitcom that fizzled out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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He nearly lost a rare gig when the ingenue said he was too ugly.

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Gilpin, now a friend, “happens to be trapped in the body of this ingenue leading lady, but she is a real pelvic-floor-of-doom theater person,” he adds.

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