ingenuidade

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ingenuitas, ingenuitatem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʒe.nu.iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ĩ.ʒe.nʊ.iˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.ʒe.nwiˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʒe.nu.iˈda.d͡ʒi/ [ĩ.ʒe.nʊ.iˈda.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.ʒe.nwiˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʒe.nu.iˈda.de/ [ĩ.ʒe.nʊ.iˈda.de], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.ʒe.nwiˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ʒɨ.nwiˈda.dɨ/ [ĩ.ʒɨ.nwiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: in‧ge‧nu‧i‧da‧de

Noun

ingenuidade f (plural ingenuidades)

1. ingenuousness
2. naivety
3. gullibility
4. candour

Usage notes

• ingenuidade is a false friend and does not mean ingenuity, which is engenhosidade in Portuguese.