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Definition of Naivete
1. Noun. Lack of sophistication or worldliness.
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Artlessness, Ingenuousness, Innocence, Naturalness, Credulousness, Gullibility, Simple Mindedness, Simpleness, Simplicity
Derivative terms: Naive, Naive, Naive, Naive
Antonyms: Sophistication
Definition of Naivete
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of naïveté) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of naïveté) ¹
3. Noun. (alternative spelling of naïveté) ¹
4. Noun. Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naivete
1. the quality of being naive [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naivete
Literary usage of Naivete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"He was induced, he says, to cut up Mr Croly, ; mock ignorance of the reviewer is
rendered quite comical by the naivete of i because he is an obscure and ..."
2. Six Months in America by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1833)
"of the French naivete in their character, and at a few miles from Quebec, they
know and care as little about the proceedings of government, ..."
3. Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected edited by Vicesimus Knox (1797)
"... and with eafe, where we find natural manners, and a marked chara£er. Ibid.
§ 23. On naivete. ..."
4. My Reminiscences by Luigi Arditi (1896)
"VIRGINIA'S LETTER TO MADAME Puzzi—LORD CARLISLE'S RECEPTION AT DUBLIN CASTLE—MANNERS,
MY BOY, MANNERS !—IRISH naivete— ..."
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