TRUSTINGNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trustingness mean? 

• TRUSTINGNESS (noun)
  The noun TRUSTINGNESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

  Familiarity information: TRUSTINGNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUSTINGNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

trust; trustfulness; trustingness

Context example:

the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity

Hypernyms ("trustingness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trustingness"):

credulity (tendency to believe readily)

Derivation:

trusting (inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust)