ingenuousness

• Существительное, обозначающее качество быть невинным, наивным и открыто прямолинейным или откровенным.

A noun referring to the quality of being innocent, naive, and openly straightforward or frank.

uncountable

1. Innocent naivetyC1formal

   The quality of being innocent, naive, or unsuspecting, often in a charming or childlike way.

   Простодушие

   • Her ingenuousness made her trust everyone she met.
   • The child's ingenuousness was both endearing and worrying.
   • He was taken advantage of because of his ingenuousness.

   Synonymsartlessnessinnocencenaivetysimplicity

   Antonymsartfulnesscraftinesscunningguileknowingnessslynesssophisticationworldliness

2. Openness and franknessC1formal

   The quality of being openly straightforward, honest, and candid in expression.

   Открытость и искренность

   • His ingenuousness in the interview impressed the panel.
   • She spoke with an ingenuousness that disarmed her critics.
   • The report was praised for its ingenuousness and clarity.

   Synonymsartlessnesscandordirectnessforthrightnessfranknessopennesssimplicitysincerity

   Antonymsartfulnesscunningdeceitfulnessdisingenuousnessevasivenessguileinsincerityslyness