naivety

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/nɑːˈiːvti//nɑːˈiːvəti/

noun

naïveté

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naivetenaiveness
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Meanings

nounnaivety (countable and uncountable, plural naiveties)

plural naiveties · alternative naïvety · alternative naivete · alternative naïvete · alternative naiveté · alternative naïveté

  1. countableuncountablenaïveté

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of sophistication or worldliness

Similar
naivetenaiveness
Broader
quality
Also see
credulityinnocencenaïveté

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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