1.
[syn: artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness]
2. openly straightforward or frank;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ingenuousness \In*gen"u*ous*ness\, n.
1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of
heart; frankness.
[1913 Webster]
2. Ingenuity. [Obs.] --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ingenuousness
n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: artlessness,
innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness]
2: openly straightforward or frank [ant: disingenuousness]