naiveté
Example Sentences
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The combination of Mr. Black’s barely controlled craziness and Mr. Rudd’s cheerful gosh-darn naïveté makes the picture work, though the gags are uneven.
“I wanted to laugh with them and sometimes their naivete is funny and endearing. But I never wanted to ridicule them. Of course, it’s a very scary thing to try and do.”
From Los Angeles Times
What a perfectly concise symbol of rampant hyper-consumerism meeting our new-age, tech-fueled naivete, and all in service of the ardent belief that this material-obsessed lifestyle is the correct one.
From Salon
The hardworking Ms. Sweeney—this is the fourth feature she has starred in since June—successfully conveys the character’s eagerness and naïveté, though as has been true in some of her past work she has a slight tendency to swallow her dialogue rather than enunciate.
More than hesitation or naïveté, the line suggests possibility: Maia is figuring out a new way to “make it,” and building a career on her own terms.
From Salon
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