Modifies a noun

• thought: What is wanting to ingenuous thought, to potential philosophy?

• authenticity: For me, his films show an ingenuous authenticity for the portrayal of his characters.

• spirit: He not only tells us of the loss of happiness, which is very grievous to an ingenuous spirit: Heb.

Modifying Another Word

• too: Beside, there's no such thing as idiot-proof; idiots are far too ingenuous.

• rather: Personal statements Personal statements tend to come over as a rather ingenuous hard sell.

• also: Cleverly segueing between stories... von Stockert's use of props and set is also ingenuous.