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单词 naivety
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naivety

It is hard to credit the political naivety of this.It has also criticised the political naivety of the proposals.He did so not from naivety but from political calculation. Innocence and naivety really helped us.Let's put it down to youthful naivety.It is less satirical than most, less concerned with youthful naivety.But his controversial elevation to the peerage to enable him to become a junior health minister has already exposed his political naivety and allegiance.A good act or the naivety of innocence?Yet some argue it is, as well, an instance of his political naivety.His portraits often show his subjects brimming with youthful idealism and naivety; touchingly eager for fame, rather than sullied by it.

Synonyms of 'naivety'

gullibility, innocence, simplicity, inexperience
gullibility, openness, candour, frankness
More Synonyms of naivety
(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
(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
The plot stretches credulity to the limits.
Synonyms
gullibility,
naïveté or naivety,
blind faith,
credulousness

Nearby words of
naivety

  • naiad
  • nail
  • naive
  • naivety
  • naked
  • nakedness
  • namby-pamby

Synonyms of 'naivety'

naivety

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of frankness
The reaction to his frankness was hostile.
Synonyms
outspokenness,
openness,
candour,
truthfulness,
plain speaking,
bluntness,
forthrightness,
laying it on the line,
ingenuousness,
absence of reserve
in the sense of inexperience
the youth and inexperience of his staff
Synonyms
unfamiliarity,
ignorance,
newness,
rawness,
greenness,
callowness,
unexpertness
in the sense of innocence
Definition
the quality or state of being innocent
the sweet innocence of youth
Synonyms
naiveté,
simplicity,
inexperience,
freshness,
credulity,
gullibility,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
unworldliness,
guilelessness,
credulousness,
simpleness,
trustfulness,
unsophistication,
naiveness
in the sense of naturalness
Sidney's naturalness is the key to his charm.
Synonyms
unselfconsciousness,
simplicity,
openness,
spontaneity,
candour,
frankness,
genuineness,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
unpretentiousness,
candidness,
unaffectedness,
simpleness,
spontaneousness,
unsophisticatedness,
unstudiedness
in the sense of openness
a relationship based on openness and trust
Synonyms
frankness,
honesty,
truthfulness,
naturalness,
bluntness,
forthrightness,
ingenuousness,
artlessness,
guilelessness,
candidness,
freeness,
open-heartedness,
absence of reserve,
candour,
sincerity or sincereness,
unreservedness
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