naiveness

Variant of naiveté

naiveté definition

na·iveté or naïveté na·ïve′té′ (nä ēv tā′, -ēv′tā′)

noun

  1. the quality or state of being naive; simplicity; artlessness
  2. a naive action or remark

Etymology: Fr

Also naiveness na·ive′·ness or naïveness na·ïve′·ness, naivety na·ive′ty (-tē) or naïvety na·ïve′ty

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