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ingenuità

naivety

noun een-jeh-noo-ee-TAH Rare

Also means

ingenuousness

Usage Note

Ingenuità is an invariable noun ending in an accented vowel — its plural is identical: le ingenuità. It is similar in spelling to English 'ingenuity,' but means naivety or guilelessness, not cleverness — a significant false friend. The adjective is ingenuo / ingenua.

Examples

"La sua ingenuità lo rese vulnerabile."

Natural Translation

His naivety made him vulnerable.

Literal Translation

The his naivety him made vulnerable.

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