Ingenuousness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being ingenuous. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    openly straightforward or frank wordnet
  3. 3
    An ingenuous behavior. countable

    "Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms."

  4. 4
    the quality of innocent naivete wordnet

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simplicityartlessnessartlessnesscandordirectnessease

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"Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms."

Etymology

From ingenuous + -ness.

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