INGENUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ingenue mean? 

• INGENUE (noun)
  The noun INGENUE has 3 senses:

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

2. an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)

3. the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

  Familiarity information: INGENUE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INGENUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ingenue" is a kind of...):

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ingenue" is a kind of...):

juvenile; juvenile person (a young person, not fully developed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ingenue" is a kind of...):

character; part; persona; role; theatrical role (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play)