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greenhornism

greenhornism noun: naïveté.

Noun

greenhornism (uncountable)

  1. naïveté

Origin of greenhornism

From greenhorn + -ism.

Questions about greenhornism

What does greenhornism mean?
Greenhornism means naïveté.
What part of speech is greenhornism?
Greenhornism is a noun.

Words near greenhornism in the dictionary

  1. Greenholme
  2. greenhood
  3. greenhoods
  4. greenhorn
  5. greenhornish
  6. greenhornism
  7. greenhorns
  8. greenhouse
  9. greenhouse bug
  10. greenhouse bugs
  11. greenhouse cockpit

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