naïveté

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.

Pronunciation

/nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/ /nɑˌiːvəˈteɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-naivete.wav

Word forms

naïveté naïvetés naivete naïvete naiveté naïvety

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïveté. See also nativity.

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