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naïvety

naïvety is the alternative 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

Forms of naïvety

alternative formnaivete
alternative formnaiveté
alternative formnaïvete
alternative formnaivety

Questions about naïvety

What is naïvety the alternative spelling of?
Naïvety is the alternative spelling of naïveté.

Words near naïvety in the dictionary

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

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