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ingenuousness

DEFINITIONS OF: ingenuousness

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n the quality of innocent naivete

Synonyms:
artlessness, innocence, naturalness
Types:
innocency
an innocent quality or thing or act
Type of:
naiveness, naivete, naivety
lack of sophistication or worldliness

n openly straightforward or frank

Antonyms:
disingenuousness
the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
Types:
artlessness
ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
Type of:
candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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