na'ïfness

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naive, naïve or naïf (naɪˈiːv)

—*adj*
1.	a. having or expressing innocence and credulity; ingenuous
	b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): only the naive believed him
2.	artless or unsophisticated
3.	lacking developed powers of analysis, reasoning, or criticism: a naive argument
4.	another word for primitive

—n
5.	rare See primitive a person who is naive, esp in artistic style

[C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvusnative, from nasci to be born]

naïve, naïve or naïf

—*adj*

—n

[C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvusnative, from nasci to be born]

naïf, naïve or naïf

—*adj*

—n

[C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvusnative, from nasci to be born]

na'ively, naïve or naïf

—*adv*

na'ïvely, naïve or naïf

—*adv*

na'ïfly, naïve or naïf

—*adv*

na'iveness, naïve or naïf

—n

na'ïveness, naïve or naïf

—n

na'ïfness, naïve or naïf

—n

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