# naïveté

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/ · frequency rank #85,564

## Definitions
1. Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French naïveté. See also nativity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/naivete