Ingenue and Villain

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

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

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

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Ingenue and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ingenue" instead a noun "Villain".

Nearby Words: villainous, villainy

Bruno, the Sissy Villain, is almost overt about it; Guy (whose actor was openly bisexual) is more of a "sexually ambiguous" ingenue.

Source: Film / Strangers on a Train

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