the state or quality of being naive; ingenuousness; simplicity
2.
a naive act or statement
Examples of 'naivety' in a sentence
naivety
It is hard to credit the political naivety of this.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It has also criticised the political naivety of the proposals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He did so not from naivety but from political calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Innocence and naivety really helped us.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Let's put it down to youthful naivety.
The Sun (2015)
It is less satirical than most, less concerned with youthful naivety.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But his controversial elevation to the peerage to enable him to become a junior health minister has already exposed his political naivety and allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A good act or the naivety of innocence?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet some argue it is, as well, an instance of his political naivety.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
His portraits often show his subjects brimming with youthful idealism and naivety; touchingly eager for fame, rather than sullied by it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Synonyms of 'naivety'
gullibility, innocence, simplicity, inexperience
gullibility, openness, candour, frankness
More Synonyms of naivety
1 (noun)
Definition
the state or quality of being naive
You do have a certain childish naivety about you.
Synonyms
gullibility
She must take part of the blame for her own gullibility.
innocence
the sweet innocence of youth
simplicity
inexperience
the youth and inexperience of his staff
credulity
The plot stretches credulity to the limits.
ingenuousness
artlessness
guilelessness
callowness
2 (noun)
Synonyms
gullibility
openness
a relationship based on openness and trust
candour
He spoke with disarming candour about his childhood.
frankness
The reaction to his frankness was hostile.
naturalness
Sidney's naturalness is the key to his charm.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of artlessness
Synonyms
straightforwardness,
honesty,
simplicity,
fairness,
openness,
purity,
sincerity,
candour,
frankness,
directness,
naturalness,
bluntness,
genuineness,
forthrightness,
plainness,
humbleness,
unpretentiousness,
guilelessness,
candidness,
trueness,
unaffectedness,
openheartedness,
unassumingness
in the sense of candour
Definition
honesty and straightforwardness of speech or behaviour
He spoke with disarming candour about his childhood.
Synonyms
honesty,
simplicity,
fairness,
sincerity,
impartiality,
frankness,
directness,
truthfulness,
outspokenness,
forthrightness,
straightforwardness,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
guilelessness,
openness,
unequivocalness,
naïveté
in the sense of credulity
Definition
willingness to believe something on little evidence