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naivety

/nɑːˈiːvti/

Meanings
noun
Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.

Examples :

"Her naivety led her to believe everything the used car salesman told her, even though it sounded too good to be true. "
character attitude mind quality human

Related Words

Illustration sounded

sounded verb

/ˈsaʊndɪd/

To produce a sound.

"When the horn sounds, take cover."

Illustration lack

lack noun

/lak/ /læk/

A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.

"His recent lack of focus in class showed a worrying moral failing. "

Illustration gullibility

gullibility noun

/ˌɡʌləˈbɪləti/

The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.

"His gullibility led him to believe the email promising him a million dollars if he just sent them his bank account details. "

Illustration credulity

credulity noun

/kɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/

A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.

"The con artist preyed on the elderly woman's credulity, easily convincing her to invest in a fake company. "

Illustration sophistication

sophistication noun

/səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Enlightenment or education.

"Her sophistication grew as she learned more about art history and different cultures in college. "

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

Illustration worldliness

worldliness noun

/ˈwɜːldlinəs/ /ˈwɝːldlinəs/

The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.

"Her extensive travels and diverse experiences gave her a sense of worldliness that made her comfortable in any social situation. "

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration salesman

salesman noun

/ˈseɪlzmən/ /ˈseɪlsmən/

A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

"The salesman at the electronics store showed my dad several different laptops. "

Illustration believe

believe verb

/bɪˈliːv/ /bi-/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration judgement

judgement noun

/dʒʌdʒmənt/

The act of judging.

"The teacher's judgement of the student's essay will determine their grade. "