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ingenuousness vs naiveness

naiveness vs ingenuousness

ingenuousness and naiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingenuousness Yes No No No
naiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, naiveness is a hypernym of ingenuousness; that is, naiveness is a word with a broader meaning than ingenuousness:
  • ingenuousness: the quality of innocent naivete
  • naiveness: lack of sophistication or worldliness
Other hypernyms of ingenuousness include naivete, naivety.
ingenuousness (noun) naiveness (noun)
openly straightforward or frank lack of sophistication or worldliness
the quality of innocent naivete
Difference between ingenuousness and naiveness

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