naivety
/naɪˈiːvəti/
lack of experience or wisdom
Her natural naivety made her easily trust strangers.
Her lack of experience and innocent outlook caused her to trust people without question.
formal
A lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment, often leading to gullibility or overtrust.
Investing all his savings in an unverified startup showed a high level of financial naivety.
Putting all his money into an unverified company demonstrated a lack of practical wisdom and caution.
Often carries a negative connotation implying foolishness or vulnerability, though it can sometimes describe charming innocence.
Collocations
political naivetylack of political awareness or realistic judgmentchildlike naivetyinnocent and simple worldview similar to a child'ssheer naivetycomplete gullibility or total lack of worldly knowledge
English Dictionary