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Showing words for INGENUOUSNESS using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Ingenuousness
[1] free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
[2] artless; innocent; naive.
[3] Obsolete . honorable or noble.
[4] naive, artless, or innocent
[5] candid; frank; straightforward
Words related to Ingenuousness
ingenuousmiscue, lapse, recklessness, error, gaffe, misjudgment, modesty, candor, restraint, unity, purity, clarity, integrity, directness, honesty, sincerity, simplicity, truthfulness, probity, fairness
Words nearby Ingenuousness
ingenuousingeminate, ingenerate, ingenhousz, ingenious, ingenuity, ingenuous, ingerland, ingersoll, ingest, ingesta, ingestant
Origin of Ingenuousness
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
Words that may be confused with Ingenuousness
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, ingenuousingenious, ingenuous, (see, usage, note, at, ingenious)
Other words from Ingenuousness
in·gen·u·ous·ly , adverb
in·gen·u·ous·ness , noun
half-in·gen·u·ous , adjective
half-in·gen·u·ous·ly , adverb
half-in·gen·u·ous·ness , noun
Word origin for Ingenuousness
C16: from Latin ingenuus freeborn, worthy of a freeman, virtuous, from in- ² + -genuus, from gignere to beget
Synonyms for Ingenuousness
error, gaffe, lapse, miscue, misjudgment, recklessness, crudeness, excitability, folly, foolishness, foul-up, gaucherie, goof, hastiness, imprudence, indiscreetness, rashness, slip, slip-up, stumble, stupidity, tactlessness, thoughtlessness, unseemliness, bumble, dropping the ball, dumb move, faux pas, fool mistake, misspeak, naiveté, screw-up, simple-mindedness, slip of the tongue