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- [in-jen-yoo-uh s]
- /ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs/
- /ɪnˈʤenjʊəsnəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-jen-yoo-uh s]
- /ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs/
Definitions of ingenuousness word
- adjective ingenuousness free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. 1
- adjective ingenuousness artless; innocent; naive. 1
- adjective ingenuousness Obsolete. honorable or noble. 1
- noun ingenuousness See ingenious. 1
- noun ingenuousness The condition of being ingenuous. 1
- noun ingenuousness (Countable Noun) An ingenuous behavior. 0
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Origin of ingenuousness
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin ingenuus native, free-born, honorable, frank, equivalent to in- in-2 + gen- (base of gignere; see ingenious) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
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Parts of speech for Ingenuousness
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ingenuousness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ingenuousness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingenuousness
noun ingenuousness
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- probity — integrity and uprightness; honesty.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
Antonyms for ingenuousness
noun ingenuousness
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- unfairness — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- guile — insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
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