ingenuousness

in·gen·u·ous

I0138300 (ĭn-jĕn′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive: I'm not so ingenuous as to believe everything he says. See Synonyms at naive.2. Straightforward or frank; candid: "I must be so ingenuous as to own that the accounts are not so certain as to the exact time and place of his birth" (Memoir of Martinus Scriblerus).

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[Latin ingenuus, honest, freeborn; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·gen′u·ous·ly adv.in·gen′u·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ingenuousness - the quality of innocent naivete artlessness, innocence, naturalnessnaiveness, naivete, naivety - lack of sophistication or worldlinessinnocency - an innocent quality or thing or act; "the innocencies of childhood"
	2.	ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frankcandidness, candour, forthrightness, frankness, directness, candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speechartlessness - ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceitdisingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor

Translations

ingénuitéingenuità