ingenuousness
1
8.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs/
:
ingenuidad
Examples
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"No," he said, smiling at her ingenuousness.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Few tourists, in turn, can approach Berlin with the same ingenuousness that they bring to Paris or Venice.
Academic text (1992) -
He did it with the ease and ingenuousness?
Fiction book (1990) -
The words tumbled out, and then because of her youth and ingenuousness, she rushed on unthinkingly.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her unabashed admiration for her own children has an ingenuousness that is more amusing than offensive.
Fiction book (1991) -
I do not wish to carry on the debate here concerning the ingenuousness of social realism, but rather to suggest that it lies implicit in writing at all levels, even when writers are unaware of either the cause or consequences of such thinking.
Academic text (1991) -
Only the ingenuousness of a young male could have suggested that he master his libido the way Perken did in the Somali whorehouse: "The brothel-keeper had pushed a smiling little girl towards Perken."
Academic text (1998) -
Her ingenuousness made it easy for others to trust her and confide in her feelings.
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The child's ingenuousness shone through as she asked the challenging questions that adults often avoided.
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Despite his success, his ingenuousness remained; he would always admit when he didn't know something.
Synonyms
447
4.3
Being honest and doing what is right
365
1.0
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
100
3.5
Not knowing about the hard or bad parts of life
71
3.1
A feeling of being honest and not pretending
42
5.7
Being open and honest when talking or behaving
27
7.6
Being honest and not telling lies
22
3.5
Being honest and clear about your actions and intentions
13
2.7
Being honest and not telling lies
7
3.5
Open and honest talk that says exactly what you think
3
6.6
A way of speaking that is honest and direct
1
5.1
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
1
9.9
The state of being free from guilt and bad intentions
1
7.6
A quality of being honest and not trying to trick people
1
6.8
Being simple and honest without trying to seem clever
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
Very direct and truthful speech that does not soften the facts
Being direct and honest in a friendly, warm way
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
Antonyms
How Ingenuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ingenuousness comes from an old Latin word ingenuus meaning 'freeborn' and 'honest', because people born free were seen as open and sincere. So ingenuousness now means being open, honest, and innocent, and a helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like genuine ('honest').