HyperDic: naivete

English > 1 sense of the word naivete:
NOUNattributenaivete, naivety, naivenesslack of sophistication or worldliness
naivete > pronunciation
Soundsnaaiy.vahtey'
Rhymesandante ... trente-et-quarante: 11 rhymes with tey...
English > naivete: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaninglack of sophistication or worldliness.
Synonymsnaivety, naiveness
Narrowerartlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalnessThe quality of innocent naivete
credulousness, gullibilitytendency to believe too readily and therefore / therefore to be easily deceived / deceived
simplicity, simpleness, simple mindednessA lack of penetration or subtlety
BroaderqualityAn essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Oppositesophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanityThe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Spanishcandor, ingenuidad, sencillez
Catalancandidesa, candor, ingenuïtat, senzillesa

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