naivety

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naivety

/nɑːˈiːvti/
/nɑːˈiːvəti/

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From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.

noun naiveties · naïvety · naivete · naïvete · naiveté · naïveté

countable, uncountable naïveté

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"naivety." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naivety. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"naivety." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naivety.

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@misc{naivety_2026,
  title = {naivety},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naivety},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}