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ԲéԳܱ

or ··Գܱ

[ an-zhuh-noo, -nyoo; French an-zhey-ny ]

noun

plural ԲéԳܱs
  1. an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman:

    Navy and cocoa browns are good neutrals for the ԲéԳܱ, and the right creamy beige or pearl gray are good choices for her more classic outfits.

  2. the role of a young, innocent, and appealing character in a play, movie, TV show, etc., typically a female role.
  3. an actress or actor who plays such a role or specializes in playing such roles.
  4. a young actress or actor:

    At the awards event, natural diamonds were the gemstone of choice for both Hollywood ingenues and veterans alike.

  5. a young, inexperienced person:

    The ailing leader Kim Jong Il sought to transfer power to his youngest son, a political ingenue in his 20s.



ԲéԳܱ

/ ɛ̃ʒeny; ˌænʒeɪˈnjuː /

noun

  1. an artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ԲéԳܱ1

First recorded in 1840–50; from French, feminine of ԲéԳ, from Latin ingenuus “native, inborn”; ingenuous; ingenuity ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ԲéԳܱ1

C19: from French, feminine of ԲéԳ ingenuous
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Example Sentences

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He nearly lost a rare gig when the ingenue said he was too ugly.

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Gilpin, now a friend, “happens to be trapped in the body of this ingenue leading lady, but she is a real pelvic-floor-of-doom theater person,” he adds.

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Both “Georgia Rule” and “A Prairie Home Companion” leveraged Lohan’s wide-eyed ingenue status, but consider how actors like Natasha Lyonne and Winona Ryder burst back onto the scene in major ways after achieving fame around the same age as Lohan.

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Once billed as an ԲéԳܱ, Corrin brings a fierce physicality to their roles, the next of which will be in Robert Eggers’s gothic horror film “Nosferatu,” an update of the vampire classic that will be released next month.

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Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, Gigi was a drama school nerd who turned to music when she realised she was "never going to be cast in the ingenue role".

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