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ingenuousness vs candour

candour vs ingenuousness

ingenuousness and candour both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingenuousness Yes No No No
candour Yes No No No
As nouns, candour is a hypernym of ingenuousness; that is, candour is a word with a broader meaning than ingenuousness:
  • ingenuousness: openly straightforward or frank
  • candour: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Other hypernyms of ingenuousness include candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness.
ingenuousness (noun) candour (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 candour

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