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naive

adjective

1 naive

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.

synonym: naif.

Roget 703: artless, natural, pure, native, confiding, simple, lain, inartificial, untutored, unsophisticated, ingenu, unaffected, naive; sincere, ... show more

Polish: naiwny

2 naive

Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

synonym: primitive.

3 naive

Inexperienced.

4 naive

Lacking information or instruction.

synonyms: unenlightened, uninstructed.

5 naive

Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience:
— He took part in the experiment as a naive subject.

synonyms: uninitiate, uninitiated.

Polish: prostoduszny


Moby thesaurus: artless, awkward, befoolable, blankminded, bluff, blunt, born yesterday, budding, callow, candid, childlike, confiding, credulous, cullible, deceivable, deludable, dependent, depending, dewy, direct ... show more.

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