trustful

[ truhst-fuhl ]

/ ˈtrʌst fəl /

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adjective

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

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Origin of trustful

First recorded in 1570–80; trust + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM trustful

trust·ful·ly, adverbtrust·ful·ness, nouno·ver·trust·ful, adjectiveo·ver·trust·ful·ly, adverb

o·ver·trust·ful·ness, nounun·trust·ful, adjectiveun·trust·ful·ly, adverb

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How to use trustful in a sentence

There is humility in that simple, quaint present; trustfulness and kind intention.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
To her sublime trustfulness he was all that goodness could be—knew all that a guide, philosopher, and friend should know.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
Moreover, the appeal seems to be to that very spirit of trustfulness which stood Him in such stead in His first encounter.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson
So far as Pinney could make out it was friendly enough, and as their talk went on he imagined a growing trustfulness in it.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells

Her teachableness, coming largely of her trustfulness, was indeed a remarkable point in her character.
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for trustful

trustful

trusting

/ (ˈtrʌstfʊl) /

adjective

characterized by a tendency or readiness to trust others

Derived forms of trustful

trustfully or trustingly, adverbtrustfulness or trustingness, noun

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trustful

Origin of trustful

OTHER WORDS FROM trustful

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How to use trustful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for trustful

trusting

Derived forms of trustful