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naïveté

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na⋅ive⋅té

  [nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh-]
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–noun
1. the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
2. a naive action, remark, etc.
Also, na⋅ïve⋅té, na⋅ive⋅te.

Origin:
1665–75; < F; see naive, ity2
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na·ive·té or na·ïve·té   (nī'ēv-tā', nä'-, nī-ē'vĭ-tā', nä-)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.

  2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.


[French naïveté, from Old French naivete, native disposition, from naif, artless; see naive.]
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