ingenuousness

English Thesaurus

1. openly straightforward or frank (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness,
definition	:	the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	artlessness,
definition	:	ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit (noun.attribute)

2. the quality of innocent naivete (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	naiveness, naivete, naivety,
definition	:	lack of sophistication or worldliness (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	innocency,
definition	:	an innocent quality or thing or act (noun.attribute)

3. openly straightforward or frank (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	disingenuousness,
definition	:	the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	artless, ingenuous, artless, ingenuous,
definition	:	characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious (adj.all)

4. the quality of innocent naivete (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ingenuous, innocent,
definition	:	lacking in sophistication or worldliness (adj.all)

5. openly straightforward or frank (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	disingenuousness,
definition	:	the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	artless, ingenuous, artless, ingenuous,
definition	:	characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious (adj.all)

6. the quality of innocent naivete (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ingenuous, innocent,
definition	:	lacking in sophistication or worldliness (adj.all)