ingénuité

Definitions of ingénuité
  1. noun
    the quality of innocent naivete
    synonyms: naïveté
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    type of:
    naïveté
    lack of sophistication or worldliness
  2. noun
    openly straightforward or frank
    synonyms: candeur, naïveté
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    antonyms:
    fausseté
    the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
    types:
    innocence, naïveté
    ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
    type of:
    franchise
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  3. noun
    ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
    synonyms: innocence, naïveté
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    antonyms:
    ingénuosité
    the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
    type of:
    candeur, naïveté
    openly straightforward or frank
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