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Ingenuous vs Impeccable - What's the difference?

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Ingenuous is a related term of impeccable.


As adjectives the difference between ingenuous and impeccable

is that ingenuous is naive and trusting while impeccable is perfect, without faults, flaws or errors.

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.

    impeccable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
    • The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. -
    He grew up in Norway, but he writes impeccable English.
  • Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
    • It was easy for James V to imprison Lady Glamis, but actually convicting her was far more difficult; her character was impeccable and she was highly respected by all who knew her.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * peccable * peccant

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