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naïvete

naïvete is the rare spelling of naïveté.

Meaning of naïveté

Noun

naïveté (countable and uncountable, plural naïvetés)

  1. Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.
    • “You see, I do not know how to pick out any particular part of the diary.” Even while he was speaking an idea dawned upon him, and he said with unconscious simplicity, in a different voice, and with the naïveté of a child: “That’s quite true, upon my honour. Honest Indian!”1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula
    Synonyms:
    naiveness, naivety

Questions about naïvete

What is naïvete the rare spelling of?
Naïvete is the rare spelling of naïveté.

Words near naïvete in the dictionary

  1. naïvely
  2. naïveness
  3. naïver
  4. naïves
  5. naïvest
  6. naïvete
  7. naïvety
  8. naïveté
  9. naïvetés
  10. Našice
  11. Naʼvi

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