GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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‖Naïveté (?), n. [F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity.]
1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of sophistication or worldliness.
Syn. -- naivete, naiveness.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
A story which pleases me by its naïveté -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action.
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