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ingenue

[an-zhuh-noo, -nyoo, an-zhey-ny] / ˈæn ʒəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ɛ̃ ʒeɪˈnü /


ingénue




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In Hollywood, as an actress — listen, once you’re not an ingenue, you’re done, right?

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

A thoroughly modern ingenue, Flora is determined to bring change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

He nearly lost a rare gig when the ingenue said he was too ugly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, Gigi was a drama school nerd who turned to music when she realised she was "never going to be cast in the ingenue role".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Andrea the acorn-headed ingenue getting her own back.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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