noun
- the quality of being innocent, honest, and trusting; lack of guile or deception
Examples
- Her ingenuousness made her believe everything people told her.
- The child’s ingenuousness was evident in his honest answers.
- His ingenuousness often got him into trouble in business dealings.
- The politician’s apparent ingenuousness was actually calculated.
- She spoke with such ingenuousness that no one doubted her story.
- The ingenuousness of his apology convinced everyone of his sincerity.