Also means
ingenuousness
Usage Note
Ingenuità is an invariable noun ending in an accented vowel — its plural is identical: le ingenuità. It is similar in spelling to English 'ingenuity,' but means naivety or guilelessness, not cleverness — a significant false friend. The adjective is ingenuo / ingenua.
Examples
"La sua ingenuità lo rese vulnerabile."
Natural Translation
His naivety made him vulnerable.
Literal Translation
The his naivety him made vulnerable.
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