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ingenue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian |
ingenue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | juvenile, juvenile person |
ingenue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | theatrical role, part, role, character, persona |
Examples of ingenue
ingenue
Forget the stereotype of the ruthless ingenue salivating for a taste of stardom.
From the denverpost.com
Throughout her 20s she was regarded almost exclusively as a bright-eyed ingenue.
From the washingtonpost.com
The voters had been smitten, no less than his chief of staff, that sappy ingenue.
From the freep.com
In fact, this little ingenue might very well be the lead in her first production.
From the stltoday.com
She plays a lot of moms these days, but Knight began her film career as an ingenue.
From the dailynews.com
The Voice is an ingenue early in its second season, while Idol is a reality dowager.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Finance Minister Salam Fayad, a political ingenue, has apparently ruled himself out.
From the sfgate.com
While others might still see Thiessen as the doe-eyed ingenue, she's all grown up now.
From the kentucky.com
Julianne Hough, who plays the ingenue, has bangs so feathered she could migrate south.
From the npr.org
- An actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
- The role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
- Ingu00E9nue is the second solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1992. It has more of a cabaret flavor than Lang's previous work, and was her most successful album on the pop charts both in her native Canada and internationally.
- The ingu00E9nue /u02C8u0251u02D0nu0292u0259nuu02D0/ 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. Ingu00E9nue 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 ingu00E9nu meaning "ingenuous" or innocent, virtuous, and candid...
- Old fashioned term for the female juvenile lead.
- A young, pretty, vulnerable female lead or second lead. The aging process does ingenues in eventually, though Mary Martin managed to retain her ingenue status far longer than most. Some actresses never were ingenues even when they were young, like Carol Channing or Nancy Walker. ...
- Youthful models ranging in age from 9-13.
- A young actress. Also, a type of role played by a young actress, generally implying a young, fresh-faced, naive character.
- Also young, beautiful and virginal, in mental or emotional rather than physical danger, usually a target of The Cad (see below).
