Ingenuousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ingenuousness \In*gen"u*ous*ness\, n.
     1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of
        heart; frankness.
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     2. Ingenuity. [Obs.] --Fuller.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ingenuousness
       n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {artlessness}, {innocence},
             {naturalness}]
       2: openly straightforward or frank [ant: {disingenuousness}]