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ingenuousness

noun

Etymology

From ingenuous + -ness.

  1. learned borrowing from ingenuus — “of noble character, frank”
  2. suffixed as ingenuousness — “ingenuous + ness”

Definitions

  1. The condition of being ingenuous.

  2. An ingenuous behavior.

    • Time passed; Moira grew up, chronologically; but Sir Watney went on treating her as a spoilt child, went on being enchanted by her birdy chirrupings and ingenuousnesses and impertinent enfant-terrible-isms.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA