trustful.

Ready to trust others or accept reassurance.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• trustful expression
• trustful confidence

On the page

The child's trustful expression made the lie harder to tell.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more trustful; superlative most trustful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.