Naiveness
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noun.
Lack of
sophistication
,
experience
,
judgement
or
worldliness
;
artlessness
;
gullibility
;
credulity
.
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noun.
lack of sophistication or worldliness
Word Usage
"I expect the naiveness from the college kids, but you adults who have been voting for awhile should know better!"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
quality
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
artlessness
credulousness
gullibility
ingenuousness
innocence
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
naive