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Meanings of naivety in English

Portuguese
ingenuidade
Catalan
senzillesa

Lack of sophistication or worldliness.

ingenuidade
Usage of naivety in English
1
In this case, too much enthusiasm and naivety has caused this difficulty.
The Guardian
2
My level of naivety in this area must have been incredibly high.
The Guardian
3
The calm and the naivety of this compliment made Mademoiselle shed tears.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 5
4
I believe that Mr Rose's article displays a little paranoia and naivety.
The Irish Times
5
Her naivety gave me the edge -not that I needed it.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
6
I wish I shared his naivety. She turned back toward the balcony.
Vrin: ten mortal gods
7
It's widespread use, a telling symptom of laborious pain coupled with naivety.
The South African
8
Casement's naivety is there to see, as are his compassion and commitment.
The Irish Times
9
I reacted fiercely but what I regret now was my naivety then.
The Guardian
10
They were born to be themselves, naive and contented with their naivety.
The Irish Times
11
Letters had been cut out individually, unevenly, giving them a childlike naivety.
Agent 6
12
It's naivety on my part, that I really, really want to put right.
BBC
13
Yet a sparse crowd saw Wales expose Cypriot defensive naivety after 20 minutes.
The Guardian
14
Its use here suggests a certain naivety in the panel's analysis.
The Guardian
15
In my naivety, maybe, I find this complete lack of interest quite incredible.
The Irish Times
16
So, I just think people pretend, there's a naivety in people.
The new yorker
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Translations for naivety
Naivety through the time
Naivety across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common