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gullibility vs naiveness

naiveness vs gullibility

gullibility and naiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gullibility Yes No No No
naiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, naiveness is a hypernym of gullibility; that is, naiveness is a word with a broader meaning than gullibility:
  • gullibility: tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
  • naiveness: lack of sophistication or worldliness
Other hypernyms of gullibility include naivete, naivety.
gullibility (noun) naiveness (noun)
tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived lack of sophistication or worldliness
Difference between gullibility and naiveness

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