ingenuousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ingenuousness \In*gen"u*ous*ness\, n.
   1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of
      heart; frankness.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Ingenuity. [Obs.] --Fuller.
      [1913 Webster]

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