Spanish Conversation · Level 193
15 words
Spanish word
ingenuidad
Pronunciation
IPA/iŋxenwiˈðað/
Meaning
- feminine nouninnocence
Example
Los niños muestran ingenuidad cuando juegan sin preocupaciones.
Children display innocence when they play without a care.
More examples
Aceptó la propuesta con ingenuidad sin leerla.
He accepted the proposal innocently without reading it.
Core concept
Unguarded simplicity in dealings with others.
Common phrases
perder la ingenuidad
lose one's innocence
aceptar con ingenuidad
accept innocently
Similar words
inocencia: Shows absence of malice or guilt, a pure, morally blameless state of mind.
candidez: Approaches others with frank, trusting openness and no suspicion, in an unadorned manner.
Definition in Spanish
Estado o cualidad de mostrarse inocente, sencillo y sin malicia, con frecuencia ligado a la falta de mundo o de experiencia.
Word origin
Derived from the adjective ingenuo plus the abstract-noun suffix -idad, where Latin ingenuus conveys being honest and without artifice.
Usage tips
- Often used with verbs like mostrar or tener (mostrar ingenuidad, tener ingenuidad) and frequently signals lack of worldliness rather than moral failing.