trustful

[truhst-fuhl]

adjective

1. full of trust; free of distrust, suspicion, or the like; confiding.

   a trustful friend.

trustful

/ ˈtrʌstfʊl /

adjective

1. characterized by a tendency or readiness to trust others

Other Word Forms

• trustfully adverb
• trustfulness noun
• overtrustful adjective
• overtrustfully adverb
• overtrustfulness noun
• untrustful adjective
• untrustfully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of trustful¹

First recorded in 1570–80; trust + -ful

Example Sentences

“You don’t need people to be less trustful of politics right now. In fact, we need the opposite, and so this is not the cycle to try that.”

From Seattle Times

He did a film called "Happiness," and just the humor in it is so bleak and dark and trustful.

From Salon

“You can sugarcoat all you want, but it makes people feel less trustful of leadership,” he said.

From New York Times

If households are getting less trustful, politicians are taking note as well.

From Reuters

We have a lot of equity in Argo, and we have a very close and trustful relationship with the management team there.

From The Verge

Related Words

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• cheerful 
• comfortable 
• confident 
• eager 
• enthusiastic 
• rosy 
• sanguine 
• trusting 
• upbeat