ingenuousness

English

Etymology

From ingenuous +‎ -ness.

Noun

ingenuousness (countable and uncountable, plural ingenuousnesses)

1. The condition of being ingenuous.
2. (countable) An ingenuous behavior.
   • 1930, Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles:

     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.

Translations

the condition of being ingenuous

• French: ingénuité (fr) f
• Portuguese: ingenuidade (pt)