naivete
nɑˌivəˈteɪ-
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naivete
lack of sophistication or worldliness
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Naïveté
lack of sophistication or worldliness. -
Naïveté
The state or quality of being naive. "A story which pleases me by its naïveté that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness."
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(n)
Naivete
(nä-ēv-tā′) natural simplicity and unreservedness of thought, manner, or speech
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. naïf, fem, naïve—L. nativus, native—nasci, natus, to be born.
The dodo 's reputation as a foolish, ungainly bird derives in part from its friendly naiveté and the very plump captives that were taken on tour across Europe. blog.seattlepi.com
Steven Chu deserves a booby prize for naivete. juneauempire.com
TLC's highly anticipated yet oddly restrained new reality series, "All-American Muslim," approaches its subjects from a starting point of total naivete. ashingtonpost.com
I've been doing what I've been doing for 40 years and, while I'm still learning, I long ago lost my naivete about sports. uticaod.com
Hodgson and Garber suffer naivete attacks. socceramerica.com
Naivete and the NAACP. spectator.org
It's hard to overestimate the degree of naiveté on the part of the West as it heads toward another round of nuclear talks with Iran in Baghdad on Wednesday. csmonitor.com
Lana Del Rey Blends Naivete , Nihilism on 'Born to Die'. courant.com
Hillary Clinton's North Korea naivete . latimes.com
Naivete for Its Own Sake. nytimes.com
Computer Naivete Cost Me a Bundle And a Bit of Sanity. ashingtonpost.com
Government is failing to protect the rights and freedoms of children in the polygamous community of Bountiful , continuing a years' long pattern of indecision, indifference and, at times, sheer naiveté. vancouversun.com
If you're losing touch with that hippie -dippie little ball of naivete you used to be, a Dead Wednesday or two will set you straight (and by that I mean crooked). charlestoncitypaper.com
But new research reveals that this naiveté persists a short distance outside reserves, as well. msnbc.msn.com
Obama's sin is not hypocrisy but naivete. ashingtonpost.com
In my naivet´e, I was both delighted and disappointed.
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Moreover, in their naivete, they imagined they were improving on Jackson because their prints were counterfeit paintings while his were not. "John Baptist Jackson" by
A naivete and freshness were in her voice. "Erik Dorn" by
Facts were accepted with complete naivete. "Folkways" by
Buvat, in the naivete of his soul, was tormented by this good action as by a crime. "The Conspirators" by
Yet it is all mixed up with extraordinary naivete. "McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908" by
I was very much amused at the naivete of some of my companion's remarks. "Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun" by
For Phil to call her an amusing person was sheer childish naivete. "Otherwise Phyllis" by
He was amused at her naivete, and had no wish to decry such open good-will. "A Man of Two Countries" by
She was a strange mixture of naivete and strength, unlike anyone he had ever met before. "Deathworld" by
On occasion he will assert his authority with some violence and naivete. "Home Life in Germany" by