trustful

[ truhst-fuh l ]

/ ˈtrʌst fəl /

adjective

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

Nearby words

trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee investment, trustee process, trusteeship, trustful, trustfully, trustification, trusting, trustingly, trustless

Origin of trustful

First recorded in 1570–80; trust + -ful

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for trustfulness

Her face was full of trustfulness, happiness, and consciousness—but she spoke no word.
Under the Redwoods|Bret Harte
Nay, he is a damnable scoundrel who could betray your trustfulness to your own sweet face.
The Light of Scarthey|Egerton Castle
And I was conscious of other qualities in her too—of her homeliness, her good-fellowship, her trustfulness.
The Ghost|Arnold Bennett
The trustfulness of the samurai sprang from their distinctive training.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick

Perhaps you will—no, that you never will—I mean, employ my trustfulness against myself.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for trustfulness

trustful

trusting

/ (ˈtrʌstfʊl) /

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.