NAIVETES

Noun

naivetes

plural of naivete

Anagrams

• evansite

Source: Wiktionary


NAIVETE

Na`ïve`té", n. Etym: [F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity.]

Definition: Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness. A story which pleases me by its naïveté -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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