Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naivety

/nɑːˈiːvti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: naivety
IPA: /nɑːˈiːvti/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.

Usage

Inflected Forms

naiveties (plural) naïvety (alternative) naivete (alternative) naïvete (alternative) naiveté (alternative) naïveté (alternative)

Synonyms

naivete naiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce naivety?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑːˈiːvti/.
What does naivety mean?: naïveté
Where does naivety come from?: From naive + -ity, English analogue of naïveté (naïf + -eté) borrowed from French.

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