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English noun: ingenuousness

1. ingenuousness (attribute) the quality of innocent naivete


Synonymsartlessness, innocence, naturalness


Broader (hypernym)naiveness, naivete, naivety


Narrower (hyponym)innocency

2. ingenuousness (attribute) openly straightforward or frank


Broader (hypernym)candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness


Narrower (hyponym)artlessness


Antonymsdisingenuousness









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