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Meaning & Definition of Naive in English

English

Naive

/naɪiv/

adjective

1. 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:
  • naive,
  • naif

2. Of or created by one without formal training

  • Simple or naive in style
  • "Primitive art such as that by grandma moses is often colorful and striking"
synonym:
  • primitive,
  • naive

3. Inexperienced

synonym:
  • naive

4. Lacking information or instruction

  • "Lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
synonym:
  • uninstructed,
  • unenlightened,
  • naive

5. Not initiated

  • Deficient in relevant experience
  • "It seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"
  • "He took part in the experiment as a naive subject"
synonym:
  • uninitiate,
  • uninitiated,
  • naive

Examples of using

Mostly criminals are as naive as children.
Tom is naive.
They were naive.