Ingenue and Lead

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Ingenue noun - An artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage).

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Lead and ingenue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Ingenue".

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

Usage example: the actor's career has really taken off since he became the lead in that prime-time drama

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Ingenue and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ingenue" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Jean Valjean, the lead in Les Misérables, is a dramatic tenor, but he's an ex-convict rather than an ingenue, and is traditionally played by a middle-aged man.

Source: Tenor Boy
The Ingenue: Mabel: a young soprano winning the affection of the lead tenor, whose role calls for some terribly soprano-y cadenza runs (which are hilarious).

Source: Theatre / The Pirates of Penzance
Final Girl: The Lead ingenue played by Sarah Paulson is typically more sensible, introverted, and unpromiscuous.

Source: Series / American Horror Story

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