'ingenue' definitions:
Definition of 'ingenue'
(from WordNet)
noun
An actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
noun
An artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
noun
The role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
Synonyms of 'ingenue'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actor,
- actress,
- antagonist,
- antihero,
- babe,
- bad guy,
- barnstormer,
- bit,
- bit part,
- cast,
- character,
- character actor,
- character man,
- character woman,
- child,
- child actor,
- child of nature,
- cue,
- diseur,
- diseuse,
- dove,
- dramatizer,
- dupe,
- fat part,
- feeder,
- foil,
- heavy,
- hero,
- heroine,
- hick,
- histrio,
- histrion,
- infant,
- innocent,
- juvenile,
- lamb,
- lead,
- lead role,
- leading lady,
- leading man,
- leading woman,
- lines,
- lout,
- matinee idol,
- mere child,
- mime,
- mimer,
- mimic,
- monologist,
- mummer,
- noble savage,
- oaf,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- part,
- person,
- personage,
- piece,
- playactor,
- player,
- protagonist,
- protean actor,
- reciter,
- role,
- Roscius,
- rube,
- side,
- simple soul,
- soubrette,
- stage performer,
- stage player,
- stooge,
- straight man,
- straight part,
- stroller,
- strolling player,
- supporting character,
- supporting role,
- theatrical,
- thespian,
- title role,
- trouper,
- unsophisticate,
- utility man,
- villain,
- walk-on,
- walking part,
- yokel