Naivete vs. Naiveness: What's the Difference?
Naivete and Naiveness Definitions
Naivete
The state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.
Naiveness
Simple and guileless; artless
A child with a naive charm.
Naivete
An artless, credulous, or uncritical statement or act.
Naiveness
Unsuspecting or credulous
Naive victims of the scam.
Naivete
Alternative spelling of naïveté
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Naiveness
Showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgment
"this extravagance of metaphors, with its naive bombast" (H.L. Mencken).
Naivete
The state or quality of being naive.
A story which pleases me by its naïveté - that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.
Naiveness
Not previously subjected to experiments
Testing naive mice.
Naivete
Lack of sophistication or worldliness
Naiveness
Not having previously taken or received a particular drug
Patients naive to antipsychotic medication.
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Naiveness
One who is artless, credulous, or uncritical.
Naiveness
Rare form of naïveté
Naiveness
Lack of sophistication or worldliness
