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ivˈteɪnoun
1.
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
2.
a naive action, remark, etc.
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Naivete
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- The couple's naivete leads to their being exploited and brutalized by sharpsters and thieves.
- The amount of naivete out there is not limited to people with business degrees.
- The level of scientific naivete in the funding of biofuel development is extraordinary.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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