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Naivet'e (gcide) | Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See Na["i]ve, and cf.
Nativity.]
1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of
sophistication or worldliness.
Syn: naivete, naiveness.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] --
that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De
Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action.
[PJC] naivety |
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Naivet'e (gcide) | Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See Na["i]ve, and cf.
Nativity.]
1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of
sophistication or worldliness.
Syn: naivete, naiveness.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] --
that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De
Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action.
[PJC] naivety |
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