Ingenuousness and Pretentiousness

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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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Pretentiousness is an antonym for ingenuousness.

Nearby Words: ingenuous, ingenuously, ingenuity

Pretentiousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.

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Ingenuousness is an antonym for pretentiousness.

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