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naivety
noun na·ive·ty \nä-ˈē-və-tē, -ˈēv-tē, nī-\
plural na·ive·ties
Definition of NAIVETY
chiefly British : naïveté
Variants of NAIVETY
na·ive·ty also na·ïve·ty \nä-ˈē-və-tē, -ˈēv-tē, nī-\
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First Known Use of NAIVETY
1708
Related to NAIVETY
- Synonyms
- artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naïveté (also naïvety) [chiefly British], naturalness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness, viridity
- Antonyms
- artfulness, cynicism, knowingness, sophistication, worldliness
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