naiveté


na·ive·té

or na·ïve·té N0006100 (nī′ēv-tā′, nä′-, nī-ē′vĭ-tā′, nä-)n.1. The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.2. An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
[French naïveté, from Old French naivete, native disposition, from naif, artless; see naive.]

na•ive•té

or na•ïve•té or na•ive•te

(nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və-)

n. 1. the quality or state of being naive; unaffected simplicity. 2. a naive action, remark, etc. [1665–75; < French; see naive, -ity]
Thesaurus
Noun1.naivete - lack of sophistication or worldlinessnaiveness, naivetyquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeareartlessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness - the quality of innocent naivetecredulousness, gullibility - tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceivedsimple mindedness, simpleness, simplicity - a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity"mundaneness, mundanity, worldliness, sophistication - the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Translations
naïvetéingenuità