na·ïve·té noun alsona·ive·té\(ˌ)näˌēvəˈtā, (ˌ)nȧˌ-, (ˌ)nīˌ-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ˌēv|tā\ (-s) Etymology: French naïveté, from Old French naiveté inborn character, from naif inborn, native, natural + -ité -ity 1.: the quality or state of being naïve : native simplicity or unaffected naturalness : ingenuousness, artlessness 2.: a naïve act