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naivety

[nah-eev-tee, -ee-vuh-] Example Sentences

na·ive·ty

[nah-eev-tee, -ee-vuh-]
noun, plural -ties.
Also, na·ïve·ty.
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Naivety is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example Sentences
  • Monopolizing on the naivety of generational consumer influx sets these insane ideals.
  • But it appears as if the founders of the world's biggest internet search engine have a touch of naivety about them too.
  • I've probably lived as long as you and it's your naivety you should worry about.
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naivety, naïveté or naiveté (naɪˈiːvtɪ, ˌnaɪiːvˈteɪ)
 
n , pl -ties, -tés
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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