naive

naive
adjective
1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (Freq. 6)
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a teenager's naive ignorance of life

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the naive assumption that things can only get better

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this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances

• Syn: ↑naif
• Ant: ↑sophisticated
• Similar to:
• See Also: ↑credulous, ↑uninformed, ↑unworldly
• Derivationally related forms: ↑naiveness
2. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
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primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking

• Syn: ↑primitive
• Similar to: ↑untrained
• Topics: ↑fine arts, ↑beaux arts
3. inexperienced
• Similar to: ↑unconditioned, ↑innate, ↑unlearned
• Derivationally related forms: ↑naiveness
4. lacking information or instruction
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lamentably unenlightened as to the laws

• Syn: ↑uninstructed, ↑unenlightened
• Similar to: ↑uninformed
• Derivationally related forms: ↑naiveness
5. not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
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it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes

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he took part in the experiment as a naive subject

• Syn: ↑uninitiate, ↑uninitiated
• Similar to: ↑inexperienced, ↑inexperient
• Derivationally related forms: ↑naiveness, ↑uninitiate (for: ↑uninitiate)

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