trustful

[truhst-fuh l]

adjective

full of trust; free of distrust, suspicion, or the like; confiding: a trustful friend.

Origin of trustful

First recorded in 1570–80; trust + -ful

Related formstrust·ful·ly, adverbtrust·ful·ness, nouno·ver·trust·ful, adjectiveo·ver·trust·ful·ly, adverbo·ver·trust·ful·ness, nounun·trust·ful, adjectiveun·trust·ful·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for trustfulness

Historical Examples of trustfulness

The trustfulness of his two fair daughters was beautiful indeed.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
But honor and rectitude, clear-sightedness and trustfulness in life were fast returning.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
What is there on earth so precious as the trustfulness of true friendship?
A Rent In A Cloud
Charles James Lever
There was a trustfulness in his manner that delighted the Doctor.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
Various
Her eyes followed him about full of trustfulness, of admiration, of gratitude, and of love.
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford

British Dictionary definitions for trustfulness

trustful

trusting

adjective

characterized by a tendency or readiness to trust others

Derived Formstrustfully or trustingly, adverbtrustfulness or trustingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for trustfulness

trustful

adj.

1570s, "trustworthy," from trust (n.) + -ful. Meaning "trusting" attested from 1832. Related: Trustfulness.