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ingenue

in·ge·nue

UK/ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː/ US/ˈɑnʒənu/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

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

2.
3.

the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

Origin

Borrowed from French ingénue, the feminine form of ingénu (“guileless”), originally from the Latin ingenuus (“ingenuous”).

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