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noun
Lack of sophistication or worldliness.
synonyms: naivete, naivety.
is a specific kind of: quality.
is a broader term that covers: artlessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naturalness | credulousness, gullibility | simple mindedness, simpleness, simplicity.
is the opposite of: mundaneness, mundanity, sophistication, worldliness.
derivation: naive, uninitiate, uninitiated | naive, unenlightened, uninstructed | naive | naif, naive.
Dutch: naïviteitPolish: naiwność
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