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Ingenuous vs Jaded - What's the difference?

ingenuous | jaded |

As adjectives the difference between ingenuous and jaded

is that ingenuous is naive and trusting while jaded is worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.

As a verb jaded is

(jade).

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.

    jaded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
  • Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

    • Synonyms

    * (worn out) exhausted, fatigued, wearied — see also *

    Related terms

    * jade

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jade)

    • References