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Naivete is an English word with synonyms like naivety or quality. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Naivete in a sentence

Naivete meaning

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

Synonyms of Naivete

naivety naiveness quality sophistication

Related words

Other words often associated with Naivete or its synonyms:

choice degree sophism mundanity property expertise prize level fallacy falsehood attribute calibre

Using Naivete

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.
  • Useful related words include: naivety, naiveness, quality, sophistication.
  • In the example corpus, naivete often appears in combinations such as: naivete and, the naivete, naivete of.

Context around Naivete

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

youthful 1× throwback 1× disdain 1× political 1× driest 1×

Sentence patterns with Naivete

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a throwback naivete to how 1× about their naivete and it 1× at the naivete of nanook 1× election the naivete of his 1× exhibits disdain naivete or exasperation 1× gullibility and naivete will be 1× in my naivete i imagined 1× incompetence political naivete and international 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also i noted 1× although toots enjoys 1× audiences are watching 1× despite the gravity 1× her obliviousness and 1× i recorded our 1×

Common sentence endings:

a young kid 1× and it worked 1× and unrepentant sleaze 1× from western culture 1× international debt obligations 1× is kinda cute 1×

Words around Naivete

Just before it in the word index:

naively 48 naive 307 naivasha 24 naivalu 3 naito 57 naitasiri 4

Just after it in the word index:

naivety 48 naj 4 naja 7 najaf 19 najafabad 2 najafgarh 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Naivete

  • In this selection, "naivete" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, youthful, throwback and disdain stand out and add context to how "naivete" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a throwback naivete to how and about their naivete and it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "naivete" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with naivete

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That’s the naivete of being a young kid. (9 words)

Looking back, there was something charming about their naivete—and it worked. (12 words)

That being said, Vanya’s naivete and impulsiveness have made her unlikable to some fans. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Many people still believe that guy and since he told many of them that the military planned to leak it in a major scifi series and you did now he’ll be even more credible in their eyes proving gullibility and naivete’ will be the death of us all! (49 words)

Similar responses are leveraged at a broader societal level when casting aspersion on rape victims, weaving the violation as a fault of the abused’s dressing, their overly affable demeanour, adventurous spirit, or even naivete. (35 words)

Despite the gravity of Bolton's charges, there's a throwback naivete to how everyone — from the public to the media to the president himself — is responding to his memoir. (30 words)

Exclamation examples

Many people still believe that guy and since he told many of them that the military planned to leak it in a major scifi series and you did now he’ll be even more credible in their eyes proving gullibility and naivete’ will be the death of us all! (49 words)

Example sentences (17)

Similar responses are leveraged at a broader societal level when casting aspersion on rape victims, weaving the violation as a fault of the abused’s dressing, their overly affable demeanour, adventurous spirit, or even naivete.

I recorded our conversation, thinking I might use it for an article someday after she died, which, in my naivete, I imagined would be soonish.

Many people still believe that guy and since he told many of them that the military planned to leak it in a major scifi series and you did now he’ll be even more credible in their eyes proving gullibility and naivete’ will be the death of us all!

Their debut album showcased a scrappy blend of metal, punk and bubblegum pop that bristled with youthful naivete and unrepentant sleaze.

Despite the gravity of Bolton's charges, there's a throwback naivete to how everyone — from the public to the media to the president himself — is responding to his memoir.

Her obliviousness and naivete as she tries to navigate this brand new world one step at a time are endearing.

Looking back, there was something charming about their naivete—and it worked.

Oh honey, given how often this will happen to you in the coming years, your naivete here is kinda cute.

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That being said, Vanya’s naivete and impulsiveness have made her unlikable to some fans.

Audiences are watching him grow: he’s lost his naivete, his clean-cut look, and his original love interest already.

That’s the naivete of being a young kid.

Also, I noted during his election the naivete of his campaign in believing you can just sweep out corruption from people’s DNA.

Unfortunately, my naivete around HIV at that time was much like my decision to have this test done during my lunch break.

Although Toots enjoys the boys' company, she sometimes exhibits disdain, naivete or exasperation at their more boyish behaviour.

Opting for a military solution the republic in Germany was destroyed by gangsterism, infighting, incompetence, political naivete, and international debt obligations.

The scene is meant to be a comical one as the audience laughs at the naivete of Nanook and people isolated from Western culture.

With the driest naivete he takes the modern shopkeeper, especially the English shopkeeper, as the normal man.

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Common combinations with naivete

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "naivete" in a sentence?
An example: "Similar responses are leveraged at a broader societal level when casting aspersion on rape victims, weaving the violation as a fault of the abused’s dressing, their overly affable demeanour, adventurous spirit, or even naivete." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "naivete" from authentic English texts.
What does "naivete" mean?
Naivete means: Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.
What are synonyms of "naivete"?
Common synonyms of "naivete" include: naivety, naiveness, quality, sophistication.
How many example sentences with "naivete" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "naivete", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.