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naivetéor na·ïve·té, na·ive·te [ nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh- ] / nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR naiveté ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity. a naive action, remark, etc. Also na·ive·ty, na·ïve·ty [nah-eev-tee, -ee-vuh-] /nɑˈiv ti, -ˈi və-/ . Origin of naivetéFirst recorded in 1665–75; from French; see naive, -ity Words nearby naivetéNaismith's rule, naissance, naissant, naive, naive realism, naiveté, naivety, Najaf, Nakasone, naked, naked as a jaybird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for naivetéCharges of naivete, cluelessness, and “nonsense demagoguery” were hurled back and forth. On CPAC Day 2, the Libertarian Wing Takes Over|Michelle Cottle|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our naivete would soon force me to make a decision that would tip the balance of the campaign. Life After AIPAC's False Dichotomies|Angela Zimmann|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST In our naivete, we sometimes go rushing in where angels fear to tread. Life After AIPAC's False Dichotomies|Angela Zimmann|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST The program began to teeter under the weight of its own outsized expectations, questionable staffing decisions, and naivete. Send in the Marines—and the Anthropologists too?|John Kael Weston|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At times the optimism bordered on naivete, suggesting possible conflicts down the road. The Rebel Freshmen|Benjamin Sarlin|November 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST "And he'll walk before me," responded Theodose with a naivete that touched the old maid. The Lesser Bourgeoisie|Honore de Balzac Aladdin, talking eagerly and with the naivete of a child, wondered why he had never liked this man so much before. Aladdin O'Brien|Gouverneur Morris All this she said with a charming air of naivete which enraptured while it grieved and convinced me. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe His naivete and innocence had been abused; and abominable things had gone on under his roof without his knowledge. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola But all he said was so prettily sedate, and the naivete of his youthful egotism was so obvious, that he disarmed his hearers. War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
Words related to naivetéartlessness, candor, frankness, simplicity, inexperience, naturalness, openness, callowness, childishness, credulity, guilelessness, ingenuousness |