naiveness

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A form of naïveté — Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.

Similar
naivetenaivety
OriginEnglish naive ← French naïve →
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Meanings

nounnaiveness (uncountable)

alternative naïfness · alternative naïveness

  1. rareuncountableRare form of naïveté.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of sophistication or worldliness

Similar
naivetenaivety
Broader
quality
Also see
naïveténaivety

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchnaïf
  2. Frenchnaïve
  3. Englishnaive
  4. Englishnaiveness

From naive + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek τὸ ἀπειρόκακον
  • τὸ ἀπειρόκακον (tò apeirókakon)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Bulgarian наи́вност
  • наи́вност (naívnost)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Catalan candidesa, ingenuïtat
  • candidesalack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
  • ingenuïtatlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Chinese Mandarin 天真
  • 天真 (tiānzhēn)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Czech naivnost
  • naivnostlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Dutch naïveteit, naïviteit
  • naïveteitlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
  • naïviteitlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Esperanto naiveco
  • naivecolack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Estonian naiivsus
  • naiivsuslack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Finnish sinisilmäisyys, naiivius
  • sinisilmäisyyslack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
  • naiiviuslack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
French naïveté
  • naïvetélack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
German Naivität
  • Naivitätlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Greek αφέλεια
  • αφέλεια (aféleia)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Hebrew תְּמִימוּת
  • תְּמִימוּת (tmimút)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Hungarian naivitás
  • naivitáslack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Korean 순진
  • 순진 (sunjin)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Latvian naivitāte
  • naivitātelack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Norwegian naivitet
  • naivitetlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Polish naiwność
  • naiwnośćlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Portuguese ingenuidade
  • ingenuidadelack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Russian наи́вность
  • наи́вность (naívnostʹ)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Slovak naivnosť
  • naivnosťlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Spanish ingenuidad
  • ingenuidadlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Swedish naivitet
  • naivitetlack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Ukrainian наї́вність
  • наї́вність (najívnistʹ)lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity
Cite this entry
APA

naiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naiveness

MLA

“naiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naiveness.

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