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Ingenuousness

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n. The condition of being ingenuous

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.

n. Ingenuity.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The character of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness; candor.

n. Same as ingenuity, 2.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quality of innocent naivete

n. openly straightforward or frank

Word Usage

"There is a certain ingenuousness to a passage like this (although the novel does not stick exlusively to Famke's implied point of view), but ultimately it works as much to expose the pretensions of Albert Castle ( "Albert seemed very fond of caves") as the "simplicity" of Famke's perceptions."

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

frankness ingenuity

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

naïveté straightforwardness artlessness openness uprightness