naïveté

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naïveté

/nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/
/nɑˌiːvəˈteɪ/

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Borrowed from French naïveté. See also nativity.

noun naïvetés · naivete · naïvete · naiveté · naïvety

countable, uncountable Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity. “You see, I do not know how to pick out any particular part of the diary.” Even while he was speaking an idea dawned upon him, and he said with unconscious simplicity, in a different voice, and with the naïveté of a child: “That’s quite true, upon my honour. Honest Indian!”
Similar: naiveness, naivety

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noun lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity

Español	ingenuidad
한국어	순진 sunjin
中文	天真 tiānzhēn
Português	ingenuidade
Français	naïveté
Deutsch	Naivität
Ελληνικά	αφέλεια aféleia
Русский	наи́вность naívnostʹ
עברית	תְּמִימוּת tmimút

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"naïveté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/na%C3%AFvet%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"naïveté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/na%C3%AFvet%C3%A9.

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@misc{nai_vete_2026,
  title = {naïveté},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/na%C3%AFvet%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}