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naiveness

  • a word derived from naive.

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It includes unbreakable-ness and vulnerability and naiveness and bravery and stubbornness and maturity.

From Salon • May 26, 2022

It is swinging London seen and idealized by a "variety" Frenchman, so there’s a blend of opportunism and naiveness that makes the result unique.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2011

I think the naiveness of being young and not knowing any better, and all the stupid mistakes that came with that, that’s what got me to this point.

From Washington Post

Again, Knutson commented that he envied Wallace his "naiveness."

From Time Magazine Archive

We have moved on, and so you must expect to meet here a certain naiveness of contrivance and simplicity of aim appertaining to the remote epoch. 

From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph