'Naivet'e' definitions:

Definition of 'Naivet'e'

From: GCIDE
  • Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See {Na["i]ve}, and cf. Nativity.]
  • 1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of sophistication or worldliness.
  • Syn: naivete, naiveness. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
  • A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action. [PJC] naivety