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also naïvety
chiefly British
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the quality or state of being simple and sincere
- the contention that the royal family took advantage of the young Diana's naivety
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“Naivety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naivety. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of naivety was in 1708
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