| But underneath it, in the emotional and psychological content, the plot is very ingenuous, almost adolescent. |
| Somewhat ingenuous and too trusting, nevertheless he made a lasting contribution to the land he came to love. |
| This ingenuous charm contrasts with Mason's greater worldliness, greater opacity. |
| Ryder's familiarity with the camera contributes to his disarmingly ingenuous presence, by turns determined and naive. |
| She plays her absurd role with more conviction than seems possible, not to mention a charmingly ingenuous sexiness. |
| They saw simply a loose, lank youth with tow-colored sunburned hair and a berry-brown, ingenuous face that wore a quizzical, good-natured smile. |
