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naivete
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naïveté
n.
quality of being unsuspecting, gullibility; simpleness; innocence; naive action
naiveté
n.
naiveness, quality of being naive, gullibility, inexperience; naive action
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Naivety
Naivety (or naïvety or naïveté) is the state of being naïve, that is to say, having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication, often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. One who is naive may be called a naïf.
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naivete
Noun
1. lack of sophistication or worldliness
(synonym) naivety, naiveness
(antonym) sophistication, worldliness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalness
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naïveté
nf.
innocence, naivety; ingenuity; naturalness, primitiveness
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Naivete
(n.)
Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.
Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.
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