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Definitions for naivety
nɑˈiv ti, -ˈi və-naivety

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. naivete, naivety, naivenessnoun

    lack of sophistication or worldliness

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  1. naivety

    Naivety is a characteristic of being naive, which means lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment. It often involves a sense of innocence and simplicity, with a natural disregard for or ignorance about the complexities or potential pitfalls of a situation. It can also imply trustfulness or gullibility, as someone who is naive may easily believe things without questioning or doubting them. Naivety might also refer to a lack of sophistication or worldliness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Naivetynoun

    naivete

Wikidata

  1. Naivety

    Naivety, is the state of being naive—having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication, often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. One who is naive may be called a naif.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of naivety in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of naivety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of naivety in a Sentence

  1. James Ricketson:

    These statements were made from a place of foreign naivety and ignorance about the complexities and difficulties of governing Cambodia, i sincerely regret having made any disrespectful comments and I unreservedly apologize in this regards to yourself and your government.

  2. Mariana Fulger:

    Where education is lacking, there is savagery, there is a lot of naivety.

  3. Donald Tusk:

    We can no longer allow solidarity to be equivalent to naivety, openness to be equivalent to helplessness, freedom to be equivalent to chaos. And by that, I am of course referring to the situation on our borders, citizens want to feel safe again, because only then will they be capable of helping people in need.

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