Naivety

//nɑːˈiːvti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    naïveté countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    lack of sophistication or worldliness wordnet

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innocencecandorcredulitydirectnessgreennessindiscretion

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"Tom's naivety seems to be limitless."

Etymology

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

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