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1. • • naive (adj.) 1650s, "natural, simple, unsophisticated, artless," from French naïve, fem. of naïf, from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)).
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   Where did the word 'naive' come from?

   • The adjective 'naive' has its origins in the Old French word 'naif,' which meant 'natural' or 'native.' 'Naif' was derived from the Latin 'nativus,' meaning 'native' or 'innate.' Over time, the meaning of 'naif' evolved to describe someone who possessed a childlike simplicity or naturalness, often implying innocence or lack of sophistication.

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   Is naive a French word?

   • As a French adjective, it is spelled naïve, for feminine nouns, and naïf, for masculine nouns. As a French noun, it is spelled naïveté. It is sometimes spelled "naïve" with a diaeresis, but as an unitalicized English word, "naive" is now the more usual spelling.

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   What does naive mean?

   • 1650s, "natural, simple, unsophisticated, artless," from French naïve, fem. of naïf, from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)).

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   Is naive a masculine word?

   • Since naïve is a feminine adjective in French, the masculine naïf (or naif) is occasionally used in English when describing a man, but naive/naïve is most often treated as gender-neutral. Naif or naïf is also the noun form in English. naive (plural naives) A naive person; a greenhorn. for 55 and sell them similar securities for 65.

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   Why is naive pronounced as NVE?

   • The umlaut is used in vowels to indicate that they are pronounced as two vowels combined. For example ä is pronunced like "ae". You then know that naive with the double dots (naïve), is not pronounced as nāve, but rather as nī•ēv like the way we know it. Source, Naive explanation No, this is wrong; or at least not entirely correct.

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   What is an example of a naive word?

   • Words that often come before naive in sentences. For example: 'the naive' or 'a naive'

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3. www.etymonline.com › word › naivenaive | Etymology of naive by etymonline

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   Apr 5, 2019 · The masculine form of the French word, but used in English without reference to gender. As a noun, "natural, artless, naive person," first attested 1893, from French, where Old French naif also meant "native inhabitant; simpleton, natural fool."

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     "Ingenuous, artless, natürlich," stammt aus dem Jahr 1590...

   • Italiano (Italian)

     Voci correlate naive. native (adj.) fine del 14° secolo,...

   • Naivete

     naivete. (n.). 1670s, "a natural, unreserved expression of...

   • Nakedly

     c. 1600, "linger in expectation;" 1640s, "have a longing or...

   • Naif

     naif. (adj.) "ingenuous, artless, natural," 1590s, from...

   • Nail-Polish

     1590s, originally figurative, "absence of coarseness,...

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › naive_adjnaive, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   The earliest known use of the adjective naive is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for naive is from before 1614, in the writing of James Melville, Church of Scotland minister and diarist.

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   Etymology. In its early use, the word naïve meant "natural or innocent", and did not connote ineptitude. As a French adjective, it is spelled naïve, for feminine nouns, and naïf, for masculine nouns. As a French noun, it is spelled naïveté.

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   History and etymology of naive. The adjective 'naive' has its origins in the Old French word 'naif,' which meant 'natural' or 'native.' 'Naif' was derived from the Latin 'nativus,' meaning 'native' or 'innate.'

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   Showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgment: "this extravagance of metaphors, with its naive bombast" (H.L. Mencken).

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    Sep 10, 2024 · naive (comparative more naive, superlative most naive) Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.