English noun: ingenuousness | |||
1. | ingenuousness (attribute) the quality of innocent naivete | ||
Synonyms | artlessness, 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 | ||
Antonyms | disingenuousness | ||