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Definitions of ingenue in various dictionaries:
noun - an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
noun - an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
noun - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
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| An unsophisticated girl or a play's young heroine |
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| a young woman who has little experience and is very trusting, especially as played in films and plays |
| an innocent or unsophisticated young woman. |
| An innocent, unsophisticated, nave, wholesome girl or young woman. |
| A dramatic role of such a woman an actress playing such a role. |
| the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play |
| an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage) |
| an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl |
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The ingénue is a stock character in literature, film, and a role type in the theatre; generally a girl or a young woman who is endearingly innocent and wholesome. Ingénue may also refer to a new young actress or one typecast in such roles. The term comes from the feminine form of the French adjective ingénu meaning "ingenuous" or innocent, virtuous, and candid. The term may also imply a lack of sophistication and cunning. * Typically, the ingénue is beautiful, kind, gentle, sweet, virginal, and often naïve, in mental or emotional danger, or even physical danger, usually a target of the Cad; whom she may have mistaken for the Hero. Due to lack of independence, the ingénue usually lives with her father, husband, or a father figure. The vamp (femme fatale) is often a foil for the ingénue (or the damsel in distress). * The ingénue is often accompanied with a romantic side plot. This romance is usually considered pure and harmless to both participants. In many cases, but not all, the male part |