2. Noun. (plural of naiveté) ¹
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Definition of Naivetes
1. naivete [n] - See also: naivete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naivetes
Literary usage of Naivetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maktoub: A Romance of French North Africa by Matthew Craig (1918)
"Loved her with the egoism of the Roumi, curious of her customs, her naivetes,
her exotic Moslem femininity; and with reserve, as one who tastes of borrowed ..."
2. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams (1905)
"better on that account, because, in spite of its quaintness, the naivetes of a
young language — the egotism, jealousies, suspicions, boastings, ..."
3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to by James Boswell (1884)
"... tells it as a pleasantry of M. d'Uzes ; but M. de la Monnoye says, that this
duke was remarkable for naivetes and blunders, and was a kind of butt, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... the horse-racing, the death of Levin's disreputable brother, the hunting
episodes, the quaint and often amusing naivetes of the peasantry. ..."
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