naivety

na·ive·ty

noun \nä-ˈē-və-tē, -ˈēv-tē, nī-\

plural na·ive·ties

Definition of NAIVETY

chiefly British

: naïveté

Variants of NAIVETY

na·ive·ty also na·ïve·ty \nä-ˈē-və-tē, -ˈēv-tē, nī-\

Examples of NAIVETY

1. <the contention that the royal family took advantage of the young Diana's naivety>

First Known Use of NAIVETY

1708

Related to NAIVETY

Synonyms: artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naïveté (also naïvety) [chiefly British], naturalness, simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness, viridity

Antonyms: artfulness, cynicism, knowingness, sophistication, worldliness

Related Words: candor, frankness, genuineness, honesty, openness, sincerity, straightforwardness, unaffectedness, unpretentiousness; callowness, childishness, coltishness, inexperience, rawness; insularity, parochialism, provincialism; carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness; ignorance, obliviousness, unawareness; credulity, credulousness, gullibility, impressionability; idealism, impracticality, optimism

Near Antonyms: affectedness, artificiality, pretentiousness; deviousness, dishonesty, insincerity; disbelief, doubtfulness, incredulity, suspiciousness; carefulness, caution, street smarts, wariness; pessimism, skepticism; maturity

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