NAÏVETÉ


Meaning of NAÏVETÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also na·ive·te or na·ive·té nä-ˌēv-ˈtā, -ˌē-və-; nä-ˈēv-ˌtā, -ˈē-və-; nī-

Etymology: French naïveté, from Old French, inborn character, from naif

Date: 1673

1. : a naive remark or action

2. : the quality or state of being naive

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.