Arglosigkeit

dieNoun

innocence; guilelessness; unsuspiciousness

English translations

  1. 01

    carelessness

  2. 02

    naivety

  3. 03

    innocence

  4. 04

    trustfulness

Word details

German meaning
Der Zustand, nichts Böses zu ahnen oder zu vermuten.
English meaning
guilelessness, innocence
Synonym
Naivität, Unschuld
German example
Er vertraute ihr in seiner Arglosigkeit.
English example
He trusted her in his guilelessness.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Arglosigkeit
Plural Form
die Arglosigkeiten

Related words

Example sentences with “Arglosigkeit”

  1. Ihre Arglosigkeit ist entwaffnend. (Her innocence is disarming.)

Frequently asked questions

Is there a plural for Arglosigkeit?

Arglosigkeit is an abstract feminine noun (die). While it technically has a plural ('die Arglosigkeiten'), it is rarely used in the plural form in standard German.