trustfulness
Believing without doubt
Trustfulness is the quality of being inclined to trust others—a readiness to believe in people's honesty or good intentions.
It suggests an open, perhaps naive disposition: Her trustfulness made her vulnerable to con artists.
The word often carries a note of innocence or lack of suspicion, sometimes implying that such trust is unwarranted.
Innocent lack of experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
- opennessQuality of being accessible
candidness · guilelessness · artlessness · simplicity · ingenuousness · childlikeness · unworldliness · impressionability
Trust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- beliefTrust held as true
assurance · faithfulness · steadfastness · devotion · commitment · loyalty · constancy · bonding
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
virtue · ethics · authenticity · honor · decency · probity · rectitude · conscientiousness
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- credulityUncritical acceptance of claims
- gullibilityEase of being deceived
openness · candidness · guilelessness · artlessness · simplicity · ingenuousness · childlikeness · unworldliness · impressionability · vulnerability
faith
Trust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
belief · assurance · faithfulness · steadfastness · devotion · commitment · loyalty · constancy · bonding · rapport
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
uprightness · virtue · ethics · authenticity · honor · decency · probity · rectitude · conscientiousness · scrupulousness
- naivetenaivety, naive, innocence, gullible, gullibility
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- sinceritysincerity, sincere, genuine, genuineness, honesty
trustfulnesssuspicion
Sense of unease about motives
distrust · mistrust · suspiciousness · skepticism · scepticism
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