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NAIVETE

\na͡ɪˈiːvətˌe͡ɪ], \na‍ɪˈiːvətˌe‍ɪ], \n_aɪ_ˈiː_v_ə_t_ˌeɪ]\

Definitions of NAIVETE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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lack of sophistication or worldliness

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

lack of sophistication or worldliness

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Natural simplicity in speech or action.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. [French] Native simplicity; unaffected ingenuousness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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