ingenuous vs naïf

ingenuous

adj
  • Naive and trusting. 

  • Straightforward, candid, open, and frank. 

  • Unsophisticated; clumsy or obvious. 

  • Demonstrating childlike simplicity. 

  • Unable to mask one's feelings. 

naïf

adj
  • Naive. 

noun
  • One who is naive. 

How often have the words ingenuous and naïf occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )