1.
[syn: naivete, naivety, naiveness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See Na["i]ve, and cf.
Nativity.]
1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of
sophistication or worldliness.
Syn: naivete, naiveness.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] --
that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De
Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action.
[PJC] naivety
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
naivete
n 1: lack of sophistication or worldliness [syn: naivete,
naivety, naiveness] [ant: mundaneness, mundanity,
sophistication, worldliness]