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naiveté

or na·ïve·té, na·ive·te

[ nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh- ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
  2. a naive action, remark, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of naiveté1

First recorded in 1665–75; from French; naive, -ity ( def )

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Example Sentences

Charges of naivete, cluelessness, and “nonsense demagoguery” were hurled back and forth.

Our naivete would soon force me to make a decision that would tip the balance of the campaign.

In our naivete, we sometimes go rushing in where angels fear to tread.

The program began to teeter under the weight of its own outsized expectations, questionable staffing decisions, and naivete.

At times the optimism bordered on naivete, suggesting possible conflicts down the road.

He responded at once by presenting himself at her home with all his disarming naivete.

In the vulgar contrast one overhears the considerable naivete that animals have instinct and man, intelligence.

For the Japanese temperament is ever on the verge of a smile which breaks out with catching naivete at the first provocation.

Padre Esteban for an instant was himself embarrassed; Mrs. Brimmer quickly recovered her usual bewildering naivete.

Oliver, puzzled by his naivete, assured him that such things were not uncommon—not at least in Mob Territory.

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