How to pronounce “ingenuous”
Say “ingenuous” in 4 beats
ingenuous
/ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪndʒɛnjuːəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- dʒɛdʒɛstress
- njunju
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪndʒɛnjuːəs/
- Respelling
- in-JE-nyoo-uhs
- Syllables
- 4 — ɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs. “dʒɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
/ɪndʒɛnjuːəs/
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What “ingenuous” means
- adjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
“an ingenuous admission of responsibility”
- adjective
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
“a child's innocent stare”
Say it in a sentence
“Her ingenuous delight at the snow made everyone smile.”“ingenuous”, answered
How do you pronounce “ingenuous”?
“ingenuous” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (in-JE-nyoo-uhs) in American English and /ɪndʒɛnjuːəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛ”. Build it as ɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ingenuous” have?
4: ɪn · dʒɛ · nju · əs. The beat lands on the second, “dʒɛ”.
Is “ingenuous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (in-JE-nyoo-uhs); British English says /ɪndʒɛnjuːəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ingenuous” mean?
As an adjective: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious For example: “an ingenuous admission of responsibility” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ingenuous”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs. “dʒɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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