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Naïveté

//nɑˌiːvˈteɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity. countable, uncountable

    "“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!”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïveté. See also nativity.

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