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naivete

na·ive·te [ nä-ˌēv-ˈtā]

naivete

noun

[nä-ˌēv-ˈtā]

variants: or naïveté or less commonly naiveté

Definition of naivete

1 : a naive remark or action
//The farce is noted for its ridiculous acts and naïvetés.

2 : the quality or state of being naive His account sometimes displays a gee-whiz naiveté …— Gregory McNamee

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Traffickers are ruthless predators and will exploit any weakness or void: naivete, mental illness, addiction, low self-esteem, homelessness, a feeling of being unloved or unlovable.
— Phillip Morris, cleveland, "Dead Cleveland girls beckon us from their graves: Phillip Morris," 3 Nov. 2019
//Trail experts attribute the deaths to a mix of inexperience, naivete and dicey conditions.
— Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "New rules aim to smooth crowds on Pacific Crest Trail," 22 Oct. 2019
//Kids of that era somehow managed a certain naivete about the world, even as Vietnam raged and cities burned.
— Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: Cincinnati Reds acquisition of pitcher Gausman positively extravagant," 6 Aug. 2019
//Surely, there is a level of naivete among some enlistees no matter the gender.
— Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Show of Force’ gives a different perspective of military life | Review," 17 Sep. 2019
//However, that continually puts me in a place of naivete — learning new skills, developing new techniques, and making a lot of mistakes.
— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Artist Melissa Walter always pushing her work to ‘new evolutions’," 27 Aug. 2019
//The movie, directed by Gene Stupinsky and written by Stupinsky and Lee Eisenberg, spins on their clueless naivete, though these kids do drop the F bomb a lot.
— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Good Boys Isn’t a Movie for Kids. But It Captures What It’s Like to Be One," 15 Aug. 2019
//From the start, Whitehead pushes hard on Elwood’s naivete.
— Ron Charles, Twin Cities, "Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ shreds confidence in the triumph of goodness," 4 Aug. 2019
//From the start, Whitehead pushes hard on Elwood’s naivete.
— Ron Charles, Houston Chronicle, "In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality," 30 July 2019

First Known Use of naivete

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for naivete

French naïveté, from Old French, inborn character, from naif

Dictionary Entries near naivete

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variants: also naivete or naiveté

Synonyms & Antonyms of naïveté

1 the quality or state of being simple and sincere

her naïveté led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall

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maturity

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2 readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence

though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of naïveté when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public

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