ingenuousness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of innocent naivete
    naturalness; artlessness; innocence.
  2. noun openly straightforward or frank

WordNet


In*gen"u*ous*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.
  2. Ingenuity. Obs. Fuller.

Webster 1913