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TRUSTINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
Example:
the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
Synonyms:
trust; trustfulness; trustingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("trustingness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trustingness"):
credulity (tendency to believe readily)
Derivation:
trusting (inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust)
