Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ingenue

3 senses of ingenue

Sense 1
ingenue -- (an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl)
       => actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 2
ingenue -- (an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage))
       => juvenile, juvenile person -- (a young person, not fully developed)

Sense 3
ingenue -- (the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play)
       => character, role, theatrical role, part, persona -- (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona")