naiveté
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ivˈteɪ, -ˌi noun
1.
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
2.
a naive action, remark, etc.
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naivety, naïveté or naiveté (naɪˈiːvtɪ, ˌnaɪiːvˈteɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity |
| 2. | a naive act or statement |
| naïveté, naïveté or naiveté | |
| —n | |
| naiveté, naïveté or naiveté | |
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| —n , pl -ties, -tés | |
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| 2. | a naive act or statement |
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| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
naivete
1670s, from Fr. naïveté, from O.Fr. naiveté "native disposition" (see naive). Anglicized form naivety is attested from 1708.
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Example sentences
Those claiming to be shocked are shocking for their naivete.
The level of scientific naivete in the funding of biofuel development is extraordinary.
The level of naivete on display here by certain commenters is truly astounding.
The author delights in mimicking the gauche naivete of folk narrative.
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