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Definition of ingenuousness in English:

ingenuousness

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noun

See ingenuous

‘But what's captivating about this book is its candor, its ingenuousness, and really its alien-ness.’
  • ‘He infuses recurring, revelatory pieces about the emotional effects of a father's absenteeism to complement the ever-unfurling theme of ingenuousness.’
  • ‘He shook his head at his friends' ingenuousness.’
  • ‘He resists this point - it's not just ingenuousness, I don't think, but also a kind of commercial contempt.’
  • ‘Is it courage, or else mere ingenuousness, motivating Parnell's refusal to reconcile these domains?’

Pronunciation

ingenuousness

/inˈjenyo͞oəsnəs/ /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs/