naivety

na·ive·ty or na·ïve·ty  (n-vt, nä-, n-v-t, nä-)

n.

Artlessness or credulity; naiveté.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

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naivety - lack of sophistication or worldliness naiveness, naivete quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare artlessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness - the quality of innocent naivete credulousness, gullibility - tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived simple mindedness, simpleness, simplicity - a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity"

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naivety naïveté

noun gullibility, innocence, simplicity, inexperience, credulity, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, callowness She does have a certain girlish naivety about her. gullibility