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naiveness — index credulity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
naiveness — noun see naive … New Collegiate Dictionary
naiveness — See naively. * * * … Universalium
naïveness — noun A quality of being naïve; naïveté … Wiktionary
naiveness — nÉ‘ ɪËvnɪs /naɪ ɪËvnɪs n. quality of being naive, gullibility, inexperience; childishness, youth, innocence … English contemporary dictionary
naïveness — na·ïve·ness … English syllables
naiveness — noun lack of sophistication or worldliness • Syn: ↑naivete, ↑naivety • Ant: ↑sophistication (for: ↑naivete) • Derivationally related forms: ↑naive … Useful english dictionary
naive — adjective 1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (Freq. 6) a teenager s naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that things can only get better this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes … Useful english dictionary
naiveté — or naïveté [nä ēv tā′, näēv′tā΄] n. [Fr] 1. the quality or state of being naive; simplicity; artlessness 2. a naive action or remark: Also naiveness or naïveness, naivety [nä ēv′tē] or naïvety … English World dictionary
naivete — noun lack of sophistication or worldliness • Syn: ↑naivety, ↑naiveness • Ant: ↑sophistication • Derivationally related forms: ↑naive (for: ↑naiveness) … Useful english dictionary
