TRUSTINGNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

Example:

the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity

Synonyms:

trust; trustfulness; trustingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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)