ALL meanings of naiveness
na·ive
N n - adjective naiveness having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous. 1
- adjective naiveness having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics. 1
- adjective naiveness having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings. 1
- adjective naiveness not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal. 1
- noun naiveness Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity. 1