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naivete |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See {Na["i]ve}, and cf {Nativity}.] Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness. A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] -- that is by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: naivete n : lack of sophistication or worldliness [syn: {naivety}, {naiveness}] [ant: {sophistication}]
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