A certain naivete in the king's reply twitched the stranger's lips.
It gave them a certain naivete and parochialism, but also a sort of inner strength.
But he also suggested a certain naivete on the heir's part.
And they also appreciated what they felt was a certain naivete.
But she had a certain bookish naivete and not much of a sense of humor.
There's a certain naïvete on the part of the presidential candidates in the House and the Senate.
Often this trait - a certain naivete about people - went with genius.
Niven was a man of quick intelligence, but also a certain naivete.
There was a certain naivete, not thinking it through.
As a result, though, the overall site suffers from a certain naïveté.