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An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman. / (theater, film) A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role. / (rare) Misspelling of ingenu.

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Source Word

ingenue

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɑnʒənu/

Noun

alt-of misspelling rare

An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman. / (theater, film) A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role. / (rare) Misspelling of ingenu.

Japanese Meaning

無垢で洗練されていない、純真な少女または若い女性 / （演劇・映画で）そのような女性を演じる役柄、またはその役を演じる女優 / （稀に）『ingenu』の誤記として用いられる場合がある

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On stage she was cast as the ingenue, and her wide-eyed sincerity made the audience believe every word.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

舞台では彼女は無垢で世間知らずの若い女性の役に配役され、その大きな目の誠実さが観客の心をつかんだ。

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An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.

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(theater, film) A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.

The intelligent and talented blonde who was fluent in English, French and Spanish was interested in art and joined a local theater group to work on set designs but wound up on stage playing an ingenue in Liliom and was spotted by director Vincente Minnelli.

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