ingenuousness

in·gen·u·ous  (n-jny-s)

adj.

1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; artless.

2. Openly straightforward or frank; candid. See Synonyms at naive.

3. Obsolete Ingenious.

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[Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·genu·ous·ly adv.

in·genu·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ingenuousness - the quality of innocent naivete       artlessness, innocence, naturalness naiveness, naivete, naivety - lack of sophistication or worldliness innocency - an innocent quality or thing or act; "the innocencies of childhood"
	2.	ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frank candidness, candour, forthrightness, frankness, directness, candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech artlessness - ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit disingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor

Translations

ingenuousness [ɪnˈdʒenjʊəsnɪs] N (= naivety) → ingenuidad f; (= candidness) → candidez f

ingenuousness

n

(= candour) → Offenheit f, → Aufrichtigkeit f, → Unbefangenheit f

(= naïveté) → Naivität f

ingenuousness [ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsnɪs] n → ingenuità

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ingenuousness [ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəsnɪs] n → ingenuità