naiveté
or na·ïve·té, na·ive·te
the quality or state of beingnaive; natural or artless simplicity.
a naive action, remark, etc.
Origin of naiveté
1- Also na·ive·ty, na·ïve·ty [nah-eev-tee, -ee-vuh-] /nɑˈiv ti, -ˈi və-/ .
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How to use naiveté in a sentence
But we were attempting a deliberate naiveté, a decision to approach these books as if they might have something to teach us.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut aging Jonas also has the perhaps unintended effect of making his naiveté seem slightly imbecilic.
Why 'The Giver' Movie Will Disappoint the Book's Fans | Kevin Fallon | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole point of being a pageant queen is to trot around in your bikini to be ogled at while feigning sexual naiveté.
Miss America Hypocrisy: The Vanessa Williams Nude Photo Shaming | Amanda Marcotte | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt really points to the naiveté of the people on the right because this is a human story.
Taylor Kitsch on ‘The Normal Heart,’ Homophobic Right-Wingers, and Gays in the Military | Marlow Stern | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat vivacious naiveté has served him well, universalizing much of what he writes.
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He thought of Hilda separately, and he looked for her upon the boards with the naiveté of a desire to see the woman he knew.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanThey were more sincere, open-hearted, and passionate, as artists are; they exhibited a kind of child-like naiveté.
We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18) | Friedrich NietzscheHe seemed older: the sentimental naiveté that had been always in his face seemed now entirely to have left him.
The Dark Forest | Hugh Walpole"But I am not hungry," said the baby, with most interesting naiveté.
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft HuddlestonIn applying this test to Pamela, the author of Pamela Censured displays a curious mixture of naiveté and sophistication.
Pamela Censured | Anonymous
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