Definition of naiveté Naiveté

/nɑiˌvʌtejˈ/ - [naeevutey] -

We found 4 definitions of naiveté from 4 different sources.

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What does naiveté mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Singular: naivete

naivete - lack of sophistication or worldliness
  naivety, naiveness
  mundaneness, mundanity, worldliness, sophistication concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
  quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
  artlessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
  credulousness, gullibility tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
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  • naiveté (Noun)
    Alternative spelling of naïveté.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • naiveté (n.)
    Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.

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