Trustingness (Noun)
Meaning
The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- His trustingness made him a prime target for con artists who took advantage of his good nature.
- Her trustingness was something she prized as a vital component of her ability to form meaningful relationships.
- As he got older, he found it harder to maintain his trustingness in people after a series of painful betrayals.
- She realized too late that her trustingness had led her into a marriage with someone who had hidden intentions.
- Years of abusive relationships had stripped away his trustingness, making him skeptical of even genuine people.