Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naive-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of naïveté.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree French naïf French naïvebor. English naive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English naiveness From naive + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

naïfness (alternative) naïveness (alternative)

Synonyms

naivete naivety

Questions

What does naiveness mean?: Rare form of naïveté.
Where does naiveness come from?: Etymology tree French naïf French naïvebor. English naive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English naiveness From naive + -ness.

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