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ingenuousness vs candor

candor vs ingenuousness

ingenuousness and candor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingenuousness Yes No No No
candor Yes No No No
As nouns, candor is a hypernym of ingenuousness; that is, candor is a word with a broader meaning than ingenuousness:
  • ingenuousness: openly straightforward or frank
  • candor: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Other hypernyms of ingenuousness include candidness, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness.
ingenuousness (noun) candor (noun)
openly straightforward or frank the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
the quality of innocent naivete ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
Difference between ingenuousness and candor

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