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- Dictionarynaive/nʌɪˈiːv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement: "the rather naive young man had been totally misled"
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too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life: She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her.
The meaning of NAIVE is marked by unaffected simplicity : artless, ingenuous. How to use naive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Naive.
naive. too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life: She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her.
Naive definition: having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous. See examples of NAIVE used in a sentence.
adjective. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience. “a teenager's naive ignorance of life”. “the naive assumption that things can only get better”. “this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances”. synonyms: naif. credulous.
If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience, causing them to expect things to be uncomplicated or easy, or people to be honest or kind when they are not. I was naive to think they would agree.
naive. adjective. /naɪˈiːv/ (also naïve) (disapproving) (of a person or action) not showing enough knowledge, good judgement or experience of life; too willing to believe that people always tell you the truth. to be politically naive. I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him! a naive question.
1. having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature; unsophisticated; ingenuous. 2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous. 3. marked by a simple style reflecting little or no formal training: naive painting.
Naive Definition. Unaffectedly or foolishly simple; childlike; artless. Not suspicious; credulous. Showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgment. One who is artless, credulous, or uncritical.
Synonyms for NAIVE: innocent, inexperienced, simple, unsophisticated, immature, ingenuous, uncritical, trustful; Antonyms of NAIVE: sophisticated, cynical, experienced, worldly, knowing, skeptical, cosmopolitan, critical.
