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Evident vs Ingenuous - What's the difference?

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Evident is a related term of ingenuous.


As adjectives the difference between evident and ingenuous

is that evident is evident, obvious while ingenuous is naive and trusting.

As a verb evident

is .

evident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Obviously true by simple observation.
    • It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=26 citation , passage=Maccario, it was evident , did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.}}

    Derived terms

    * self-evident

    Related terms

    * evidence * evidential

    External links

    * * ----

    ingenuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Naive and trusting.
  • Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  • * 1919 ,
    • "Do you mean to say you didn't leave your wife for another woman?"
    "Of course not."
    "On your word of honour?"
    I don't know why I asked for that. It was very ingenuous of me.
  • Unsophisticated; simple.
  • Unable to mask one's feelings.
  • Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * disingenuous

    Usage notes

    Do not confuse with ingenious.