Naivete
[nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh-] /nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və-/
noun
1.
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
2.
a naive action, remark, etc.
n.
1670s, from French naïveté, from Old French naiveté “genuineness, authenticity,” literally “native disposition” (see naive). Englished form naivety is attested from 1708.
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