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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




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Simplicity is a discipline, not naïveté: Buffett avoided complexity not because he lacked skill, but because he recognized its dangers.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

My naïveté springs from the eternal hope brought to us by the Christmas season.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

Maybe this heartbreak is representative of my naïveté.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

Just here, Franny, in apparent despair at the naïveté of the question, struck her forehead with her hand.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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