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Ingenuous vs Equitable - What's the difference?

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Ingenuous is a related term of equitable.


As adjectives the difference between ingenuous and equitable

is that ingenuous is naive and trusting while equitable is just, equitable, fair.

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.

    equitable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by or having equity.
  • Fair, just, or impartial.
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 33.
    • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
  • (legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.

    • Related terms

    * equity