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naivety [naɪˈiːvtɪ], naiveté, naïveté [ˌnɑːiːvˈteɪ] n pl -ties, -tés
1. the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity 2. a naive act or statement ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
naivety naïveté noun gullibility, innocence, simplicity, inexperience, credulity, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, callowness She does have a certain girlish naivety about her. gullibility Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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artlessness credulity Credulousness greenness gullibility ingenuousness innocence naiveness NaIvete naïveté naturalness simple mindedness Simpleness simplicity sophistication unworldliness | He is longing for the liberal naiveties of his youth in the 1960s. The Black Cats marked their return to the Premiership with a demoralising defeat against Charlton on Saturday and, having delivered a performance which highlighted numerous naiveties, Mick McCarthy's men will have much to work on as they prepare for a daunting trip to Anfield this weekend. 21) To conclude: whether any moral development takes place in Book 11 depends to some extent on whether one thinks Apuleius is narrating a sincere and genuine religious experience, such as he himself may once have had, or whether Apuleius is satirising the naiveties and enthusiasms of (especially, new) devotees. |
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