Synonyms for naivete

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh-

Phonetic Transcription : nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və-

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Définition of naivete

Origin : 1670s, from French naïveté, from Old French naiveté "genuineness, authenticity," literally "native disposition" (see naive). Englished form naivety is attested from 1708.

noun innocence, gullibility
noun innocence

Example sentences :

But there was a sort of freshness and naivete and youthfulness about her which made him use that adjective.
Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall

In Mr. Collins we see much of the naivete of Suett and Blisset.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 » by Various

FitzHarry raves about her, and says her naivete is something too delicious.
Extract from : « A Phyllis of the Sierras » by Bret Harte

He avows his policy with the naivete which makes the charm of his style as writer.
Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Then she said with naivete "It was not a great sum to carry on a war with."
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc » by Mark Twain

There was in Evelyn still, with the penetration of the woman, the naivete of the child.
Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner

He said it with a naivete that was admirable, whether it was real or assumed.
Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Her naivete was affected, perhaps, but was it any the less charming on that account?
Extract from : « The Honor of the Name » by Emile Gaboriau

But she presently said, with frankness and naivete: "What does 'bank on titles' mean?"
Extract from : « At The Sign Of The Eagle » by Gilbert Parker

This may be naive, as to the past and the future; but it is a naivete we cannot brush aside.
Extract from : « Proclaim Liberty! » by Gilbert Seldes

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