1. plural of ingenue: young women who are innocent, naive, or inexperienced, especially in romantic matters
2. plural of ingenue: actresses who specialize in playing innocent, youthful female characters
Usage: theater; film

Examples

• The director was looking for several ingenues to play the sisters in the period drama.
• Hollywood in the 1950s was full of young ingenues hoping to become stars.
• The acting coach specialized in training ingenues for romantic lead roles.
• These ingenues had never been away from home before college.
• The theater company needed experienced actresses, not ingenues.
• Both ingenues gave compelling performances despite their lack of experience.