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Uncovered vs Ingenuous - What's the difference?

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Uncovered is a related term of ingenuous.


As adjectives the difference between uncovered and ingenuous

is that uncovered is not covered or protected from the weather etc while ingenuous is naive and trusting.

uncovered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not covered or protected from the weather etc
  • lacking insurance or security
  • bareheaded
  • Synonyms

    *revealed

    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.