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naiveté

na·ive·té [ n eevə táy, naa və tày ] (plural na·ive·tés) or na·ïve·té [ n eevə táy, naa və tày ] (plural na·ïve·tés) or na·ive·ty [ naa vətee ] (plural na·ive·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. naiveness: a naive quality or naive behavior

2. naive action: a naive action or remark

[Late 17th century. < French]
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