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naiveté

[nah-eev-tey, -ee-vuh-tey, -eev-tey, -ee-vuh-] / nɑ ivˈteɪ, -ˌi vəˈteɪ, -ˈiv teɪ, -ˈi və- /


naïveté


naivete




Example Sentences

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The bestselling memoir has become a cautionary tale of financial naiveté.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For other colleagues, Moshiri’s optimism could also be read as naiveté.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Call it naiveté or just plain stupidity, but I showed up to my first day of class overconfident.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

The way it has played out suggests either naiveté, or a cavalier disregard for the young people this law was intended to help.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

“They probably were. Our childish naiveté saved us.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




Vocabulary lists containing naiveté