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naivete

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Main Entry:
na·ïve·té Listen to the pronunciation of naïveté
Variant(s):
also na·ive·te Listen to the pronunciation of naivete or na·ive·té \nä-ˌēv-ˈtā, -ˌē-və-; nä-ˈēv-ˌtā, -ˈē-və-; nī-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French naïveté, from Old French, inborn character, from naif
Date:
1673
1 : a naive remark or action 2 : the quality or state of being naive
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