naivete

IPA: nɑivʌtˈeɪ

Alternative spelling of naïveté [Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.]

Examples of "naivete" in Sentences

Knowing today what would soon to become of Germany thereafter, their naivete is chilling.
When Jenn made her post, replete in naivete and bluster, I understood where she was coming from.
Clinton's critique of Obama's foreign policy naivete is based on two things he said last summer.
Clunky naivete is the hallmark of generic science fiction such as Laurence Gonzalez's novel "Lucy."
Any attempt by us lowly hoi polloi to influence an “executive” decision is the ultimate in naivete and a ridiculous waste of time and effort.
The no-driving thing, for one, and the fact that he "got the Internet" only two years ago, and he phrases it that way, too -- "Got the Internet," the way parents "use the Google" -- though at times one wonders how much the naivete is shtick.
Telling people who are outraged that their naivete is mockable is the moral equivalent of telling a teenager with a desire to become an artist that they're better off getting a secretarial job than trying for a scholarship, and they should plan for disappointment.