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INGENUOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Openly straightforward or frank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ingenuousness" is a kind of...):
candidness; candor; candour; directness; forthrightness; frankness (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingenuousness"):
artlessness (ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit)
Antonym:
disingenuousness (the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor)
Derivation:
ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of innocent naivete
Synonyms:
artlessness; ingenuousness; innocence; naturalness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ingenuousness" is a kind of...):
naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingenuousness"):
innocency (an innocent quality or thing or act)
Derivation:
ingenuous (lacking in sophistication or worldliness)
