naivety

Noun

Meaning

Naivete.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

naivete naiveness simplicity ignorance innocence chastity openness sincerity absurdity naturalness frankness directness ineptitude candor craziness
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Antonyms

wile bluff experience enlightenment epiphany chicane
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Hypernyms

quality

Hyponyms

simplicity innocence naturalness artlessness ingenuousness simpleness

Examples

There are some who esteem that it is a naivety to believe that a moral regeneration may be possible ("soit possible", Fr.); now, if this was not the case, it would not be worth the trouble that humanity continue to vegetate without aim. African Spir

Complete honesty has nothing to do with 'purity' or naivety. The full truth is unattainable to naivety, and the completely honest artist is not pure in heart. Clement Greenberg

I could spend my whole life prying loose the secrets of the insane. These people are honest to a fault, and their naivety has no peer but my own. André Breton

In my view, it's irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. Vinod Khosla

I know a lot about writing, but I don't know much about how other industries work. I've tried to use my naivety to my advantage. Alain de Botton

It was my delusion and naivety that brought me here. Lady Gaga

Close letter words and terms

naively naiveness naivete naivism naivist naivistic