noun
- an innocent or unsophisticated young woman
- an actress who plays the role of an innocent young woman
Usage: theater; film
Examples
- She played the ingenue in the romantic comedy.
- The young actress was typecast as an ingenue in several films.
- Her innocent charm made her perfect for ingenue roles.
- The director was looking for an ingenue to play the farmer’s daughter.
- She grew tired of being seen as just an ingenue.
- The ingenue character provided comic relief in the play.