ingenuousness

Definitions

The quality of being innocent, unsuspecting, and childlike.

The state of showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness.

Examples

Her complete ingenuousness made it impossible for her to suspect that she was being deceived.

The child's ingenuousness was refreshing in a world that often felt cynical and guarded.

Synonyms

naivety innocence artlessness candor sincerity guilelessness frankness

Antonyms

cunning deceitfulness sophistication guile worldliness duplicity artfulness