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Meanings of naivety in английском

португальский
ingenuidade
каталонский
senzillesa

Lack of sophistication or worldliness.

      ingenuidade
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      Examples for "naivete"
      Examples for "naivete"
      1
      To believe that only one group can fight is naivete, he said.
      Reuters
      2
      It is really extraordinary how two capable administrators showed such political naivete.
      The Irish Times
      3
      There is a serious naivete in all her efforts in this direction.
      The Women of the French Salons
      4
      There is a delightful naivete in this way of stating the fact.
      Russia
      5
      Arendt lacks Cohen's naivete, and sustained an important critique of the nation-state.
      The Guardian
      1
      Is it sheer naiveness or the practical point of view, I wonder?
      Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
      2
      She discovered a certain naiveness in herself and laughed a little.
      The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
      3
      His naiveness often presented Frava with opportunities; she'd considered letting him keep his station simply for that reason.
      Arcanum Unbounded
      4
      The least unhappy are those who approximate the naiveness of the beasts and who never attempt what is beyond men.
      Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
      5
      She was amazed to find that on this night, in this place, there could be no adequate answer to the searching naiveness of that question.
      The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
      Usage of naivety in английском
      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
      португальский
      ingenuidadesingeleza
      каталонский
      senzillesacandor
      Naivety through the time
      Naivety across language varieties
      Ireland
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common