naivetynoun [ U ]
also naiveté uk/naɪˈiː.və.ti/us/naɪˈiː.və.t̬i/trust based on not having much experience:
disapproving He demonstrated a worrying naivety about political issues.
approving I think her naivety is charming - she's so unspoilt and fresh.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Naive & trusting
- an easy touch idiom
- be easy game/meat idiom
- be easy prey idiom
- be wet behind the ears idiom
- butter
- dewy-eyed
- easy
- idealist
- impressionable
- ingenuous
- prey
- pushover
- see things in black and white idiom
- simple
- soft touch
- sucker
- unsophisticated
- unsuspecting
- wet
- wide-eyed
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