naivety

CEFRC1

/nɑːˈiːvti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Lack of experience that causes too much trust in others.

Examples

  • Tom's naivety seems to be limitless.

  • I'm amazed by your naivety.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /nɑːˈiːvəti/

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Origin

noun

From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.