Both Uses of
naivete
in
The Idiot
- No more of the girlish alternations of timidity and petulance, the adorable naivete, the reveries, the tears, the playfulness...It was an entirely new and hitherto unknown being who now sat and laughed at him, and informed him to his face that she had never had the faintest feeling for him of any kind, except loathing and contempt—contempt which had followed closely upon her sensations of surprise and bewilderment after her first acquaintance with him.†
Chpt 1.4naivete = lacking experience or sophistication
- In the very expression of his face this naivete was unmistakably evident, this disbelief in the insincerity of others, and unsuspecting disregard of irony or humour in their words.†
Chpt 3.1 *
Definition:
inexperience, innocence, or lack of sophistication