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TRUSTFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
Example:
great brown eye, true and trustful
Synonyms:
trustful; trusting
Classified under:
Similar:
confiding (willing to entrust personal matters)
unsuspecting; unsuspicious (not suspicious)
Also:
credulous (disposed to believe on little evidence)
Antonym:
distrustful (having or showing distrust)
Derivation:
trustfulness (the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others)