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naiveté

naiveté 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 naiveté

pluralnaivetés

Questions about naiveté

What is naiveté the alternative spelling of?
Naiveté is the alternative spelling of naïveté.

Words near naiveté in the dictionary

  1. naivest
  2. naivete
  3. naivetes
  4. naiveties
  5. naivety
  6. naiveté
  7. naivetés
  8. naivism
  9. naivist
  10. naivistic
  11. naivists

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