ingenuous
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ingenuous †noble-minded; honourably straightforward XVI; free-born XVII. f. L.
ingenuus native, free-born, noble, frank, f.
IN-1 + *
gen-, base of
gignere beget; see
KIN,
-UOUS.
So
ingenuity A. †free-born condition; †nobility of character; ingenuousness (now rare); B. †intellectual capacity XVI; skill in contriving XVII. — L.
ingenuitās. The uses of branch B are peculiarly Eng. and depend on confusion with
INGENIOUS in XVI–XVII.
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ingenuous
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frank
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frank †free XIII; bounteous, generous; †of superior quality XV; ingenuous, candid XVI. — (O)F. franc :- medL. francus free, indentical with the ethnic name (see FRANK ), which acquired the sense...
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ingenious
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is one of the most loved of Russian composers. He epitomized the ingenuous opening to the emotions of the romantic era in music, but his product was made durable through sound craftsmanship and rigorous...
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Goldberg, Whoopi 1955 –
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...actress, social activist Whoopi Goldberg ’ s life and career have followed similar circular journeys: both began with ingenuous hope then slipped dangerously toward extinction, only to be resurrected by a rediscovery of the dormant initial promise. Throughout...
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