naivety

Questions about naivety

What does naivety mean?

naivety means "lack of sophistication or worldliness".

How many syllables are in naivety?

naivety has 3 syllables: nai-ve-ty. The stress falls on "nai".

What is another word for naivety?

Close synonyms include naivete, naiveness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is naivety a common word?

naivety is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.