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also naivete
or naiveté
1
as in innocence
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
her naïveté led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall
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2
as in gullibility
readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence
though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of naïveté when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public
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Examples of naïveté in a Sentence
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The naivete is challenging to understand when attackers use virtually every standard tool—from hardware and software to cloud resources—to conduct their operations.
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Denis Mandich, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Anderson plays Shelley with a consummate sweetness that sometimes registers as naivete.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
That is sort of where the disappointment comes from … my naivete.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
But for whatever naivete the interaction implies, Sweetpea is no ingénue.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
How Oz convinces others to go along with his schemes or save his skin becomes a recurring bit that would be impossible to believe if there wasn’t a real-world parallel proving just how plausible people’s heinous naivete has become.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
MacKay has the perfect blend of naivete and curiosity, and all the others, particularly Gallagher as the longtime Friend deliver.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
Reflecting on the saga now, Siwa is convinced her naivete had worked to her advantage.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Whether led by great hubris or sweet naivete, Treadwell ignored all common sense and conventional wisdom about the animals and began to consider them as friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Denis Mandich, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Anderson plays Shelley with a consummate sweetness that sometimes registers as naivete.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
That is sort of where the disappointment comes from … my naivete.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
But for whatever naivete the interaction implies, Sweetpea is no ingénue.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
How Oz convinces others to go along with his schemes or save his skin becomes a recurring bit that would be impossible to believe if there wasn’t a real-world parallel proving just how plausible people’s heinous naivete has become.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
MacKay has the perfect blend of naivete and curiosity, and all the others, particularly Gallagher as the longtime Friend deliver.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
Reflecting on the saga now, Siwa is convinced her naivete had worked to her advantage.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Whether led by great hubris or sweet naivete, Treadwell ignored all common sense and conventional wisdom about the animals and began to consider them as friends.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Naïveté.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/na%C3%AFvet%C3%A9. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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