Ingenuousness and Pessimism

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Ingenuousness noun - The quality or state of being simple and sincere.

Usage example: his aw-shucks ingenuousness endeared him to his sophisticated new friends

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Pessimism is an antonym for ingenuousness.

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

Pessimism noun - A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things.

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Ingenuousness is an antonym for pessimism.

Nearby Words: pessimistic, pessimist

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