naivety

na·ive·ty

or na·ïve·ty  (nī-ēv′tē, nä-, nī-ē′vĭ-tē, nä-)

n.

Artlessness or credulity; naiveté.

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naivety

(naɪˈiːvtɪ) ,

naïveté

or

naiveté

n, pl -ties or -tés

1. the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity

2. a naive act or statement

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na•ive•té

or na•ïve•té or na•ive•te

(nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və-)

n.

1. the quality or state of being naive; unaffected simplicity.

2. a naive action, remark, etc.

[1665–75; < French; see naive, -ity]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

Naivität

naïveté

ingenuit...