Engelsk

naivety

gb/nˈeɪvti/ us/nˈeɪvti/
C1 Engelsk
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Navneord C1 property
1

lack of experience and judgment

Being too trusting because you do not know enough yet.

Brugsmønster: [someone]'s naivety (about [something]); the naivety of [someone]
Typisk fejl:
Often misspelled as *naivity*; also confused with *native*.
Synonymer
innocence (Emphasizes purity and lack of bad intentions, not just lack of experience.) | inexperience (Focuses on not having done something before, without implying being easily fooled.) | gullibility (More negative; suggests being too ready to believe others.) | credulity (More formal; emphasizes believing things too easily.)
Antonymer
sophistication (Having worldly knowledge and social experience.) | worldliness (Understanding how people and systems really work.) | shrewdness (Good practical judgment; hard to deceive.) | cynicism (Tending to distrust others’ motives.)
Ordforbindelser
youthful naivety |political naivety |sheer naivety |childlike naivety |endearing naivety |a touch of naivety |naivety about money |naivety about relationships |naivety shows |exploit someone’s naivety
Temaer
people |personality |emotions |social_life
Eksempler
  • Her naivety about online scams cost her a lot of money.
  • I admire his optimism, but his naivety can be a problem in negotiations.
  • The film captures the naivety of first love without mocking it.
Læringseksempler
  • My naivety made me trust the wrong person.
  • She lost her naivety after moving to the city.
Navneord technical C1 entity
2

deliberate childlike artistic style

A simple style in art that looks childlike or untrained.

Brugsmønster: the naivety of [a painting/style]; (deliberate) naivety in [art/writing]
Typisk fejl:
This meaning is about style, not about being easily deceived.
Synonymer
naive style (Direct label for the same artistic effect, often used as an adjective phrase.) | folk-art simplicity (Highlights traditional, non-academic simplicity; not always identical.)
Antonymer
realism (A style aiming for lifelike representation and accurate perspective.) | sophistication (Complexity and technical refinement in style.)
Ordforbindelser
deliberate naivety |artistic naivety |visual naivety |the naivety of the drawings |naivety of perspective |studied naivety |surface naivety |apparent naivety |naivety in the brushwork |naivety of the narration
Temaer
art |literature |culture
Eksempler
  • The illustrator uses a kind of deliberate naivety to make the story feel intimate.
  • Behind the naivety of the painting is careful control of color and composition.
  • Critics praised the novel’s surface naivety and the darker ideas underneath.
Læringseksempler
  • The artist chose naivety as a style.
  • The painting’s naivety makes it feel warm.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
naivety
IPA
GB/nˈeɪvti/
US/nˈeɪvti/
Stavelser og tryk
na - iv - ety (3 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (na)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: naivety
  • Plural: naivety
Ordfamilie
Core family
naive adjective B2 naively adverb C1
Advanced or less common
naivete noun
Udtryk

in a moment of naivety

1
/ˈɪn ə mˈoʊmənt əv nˈeɪvti/
fixed phrase

during a brief naive lapse

For a short time, I was too trusting.

Eksempler
  • In a moment of naivety, he sent the money before checking the details.
  • She agreed to the deal in a moment of naivety and later regretted it.
  • In a moment of naivety, I believed the promise without asking questions.

in all [someone]'s naivety

1
/ˈɪn ˈɔl sˈoʊmˈoʊnz nˈeɪvti/
fixed phrase

because someone was naive

Because I/you/he/she/they was naive then.

Eksempler
  • In all my naivety, I thought the contract was just a formality.
  • In all her naivety, she assumed everyone would play fair.
  • In all their naivety, they shared the password with a stranger.

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