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Ingenuous

Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous blood of birth.

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Candid 84% connected

White.

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Candid 84% connected

White.

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naif 84% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Naive 84% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Artlessness 74% connected

The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Artlessness 74% connected

The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.

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Ingenuousness 74% connected

The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.

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Ingenuousness 74% connected

The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Naif 66% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naif 66% connected

Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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Naive 66% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Naive 66% connected

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sincere 66% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Artless 92% connected

Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Innocent 92% connected

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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