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unsophistication

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un⋅so⋅phis⋅ti⋅cat⋅ed

  [uhn-suh-fis-ti-key-tid]
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–adjective
1. not sophisticated; simple; artless.
2. without complexity or refinements: a relatively unsophisticated mechanism.
3. unadulterated; pure; genuine.
Origin:
1620–30; un- 1 + sophisticated

Related forms:
un⋅so⋅phis⋅ti⋅cat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
un⋅so⋅phis⋅ti⋅cat⋅ed⋅ness, un⋅so⋅phis⋅ti⋅ca⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. ingenuous, naive, inexperienced.
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un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed   (ŭn'sə-fĭs'tĭ-kā'tĭd)   
adj.  Not sophisticated. See Synonyms at naive.
un'so·phis'ti·cat'ed·ly adv., un'so·phis'ti·ca'tion n.
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