Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingenuously

/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: in-gen-u-ous-ly
IPA: /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly.

Example Sentences

"Let us ingenuously confesse that only God and Faith hath told it us: for it is no lesson of Nature, nor comming from our reason."
"Yet this in Duty and Modesty I may ingenuously confess, My Royal Husband is oto far seduced, his Ear is too open, his Will too violent, and his Heart too free, to those bewitching Syrens, that make his Errors their Profit and Glory."
"I must ingenuously acknowledge the chief Motive of my leaving her was the Present of a New-Year's-Gift she made me; but whether French or Neopolitan, I leave to the Determination of the Sons of Galen."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ingenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English ingenuously From ingenuous + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/

Inflected Forms

more ingenuously (comparative) most ingenuously (superlative)

Synonyms

artlessly

Questions

How do you pronounce ingenuously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/.
What does ingenuously mean?: In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly.
Where does ingenuously come from?: Etymology tree English ingenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English ingenuously From ingenuous + -ly.

How to pronounce ingenuously

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ingenuously”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɪnˈdʒɛnjuːəsli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ingenuously”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ingenuously” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.