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Ingenuousness

noun/ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəsnəs/
Definition
the quality of innocent naivete
openly straightforward or frank
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəsnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəsnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəsnəs/
4 syllables Say it as /ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəsnəs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
artlessadjectivecharacterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
innocentadjectivelacking in sophistication or worldliness
ingenuousadjectivelacking in sophistication or worldliness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Einfallsreichtum
die Qualität unschuldiger Naivität
🇫🇷French
ingénuité
la qualité de la naïveté innocente
🇪🇸Spanish
ingenuidad
la cualidad de la ingenuidad inocente
🇮🇹Italian
ingenuità
la qualità dell'ingenuità innocente
🇳🇱Dutch
vindingrijkheid
de kwaliteit van onschuldige naïviteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
ingenuidade
a qualidade da ingenuidade inocente
🇷🇺Russian
простодушие
качество невинной наивности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
खरापन
निर्दोष भोलेपन की गुणवत्ता
🇧🇩Bengali
বুদ্ধিমানতা
নিষ্পাপ নিষ্পাপ গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
புத்திசாலித்தனம்
அப்பாவி அப்பாவியின் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చతురత
అమాయకమైన అమాయకత్వం యొక్క నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
चातुर्य
निष्पाप भोळ्यांची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચાતુર્ય
નિર્દોષ નિષ્કપટની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚತುರತೆ
ಮುಗ್ಧ ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟತೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാതുര്യം
നിഷ്കളങ്കമായ നിഷ്കളങ്കതയുടെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਤੁਰਾਈ
ਨਿਰਦੋਸ਼ ਭੋਲੇ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہوشیاری
معصوم بولی کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
纯真
天真无邪的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
創意工夫
無邪気な世間知らずの性質
🇰🇷Korean
독창성
순진한 순진함의 질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ngây thơ
chất lượng của sự ngây thơ ngây thơ
🇹🇭Thai
ความฉลาด
คุณภาพของความไร้เดียงสาที่ไร้เดียงสา
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecerdikan
kualitas kenaifan yang tidak bersalah
🇵🇭Filipino
katalinuhan
ang kalidad ng inosenteng kawalang-muwang
🇲🇾Malay
kecerdikan
kualiti naif yang tidak bersalah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
براعة
نوعية السذاجة البريئة
🇮🇷Persian
هوشمندی
کیفیت ساده لوحی بی گناه
🇹🇷Turkish
açık sözlülük
masum saflığın kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תחכום
איכות הנאיביות התמימה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ingenuousness'?
The primary meaning of 'ingenuousness' is 'the quality of innocent naivete'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ingenuousness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ingenuousness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ingenuousness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ingenuousness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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