'naive' definitions:
Definition of 'naive'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: naive, naif] [ant: sophisticated]
adjective
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" [syn: primitive, naive]
adjective
Inexperienced
adjective
Lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws" [syn: uninstructed, unenlightened, naive]
adjective
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" [syn: uninitiate, uninitiated, naive]
Definition of 'naive'
From: GCIDE
- naive \na*ive"\, naive \na*["i]ve"\(n[aum]*[=e]v"), a. [F. na["i]f, fem. na["i]ve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. {Na["i]f}.]
- 1. Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na["i]ve manners; a na["i]ve person; na["i]ve and unsophisticated remarks. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. [PJC]
Definition of 'naive'
From: GCIDE
- naive \na*ive"\, naive \na*["i]ve"\(n[aum]*[=e]v"), a. [F. na["i]f, fem. na["i]ve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. {Na["i]f}.]
- 1. Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na["i]ve manners; a na["i]ve person; na["i]ve and unsophisticated remarks. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'naive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- artless,
- awkward,
- befoolable,
- blankminded,
- bluff,
- blunt,
- born yesterday,
- budding,
- callow,
- candid,
- childlike,
- confiding,
- credulous,
- cullible,
- deceivable,
- deludable,
- dependent,
- depending,
- dewy,
- direct,
- dumb,
- dupable,
- easy,
- empty,
- empty-headed,
- exploitable,
- foolable,
- frank,
- fresh,
- gauche,
- green,
- groping,
- growing,
- guileless,
- gullible,
- hoaxable,
- hoodwinkable,
- humbugable,
- ignorant,
- immature,
- impubic,
- inane,
- inexperienced,
- ingenu,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- intact,
- juicy,
- know-nothing,
- minor,
- nescient,
- new-fledged,
- open,
- openhearted,
- original,
- outspoken,
- persuadable,
- plain,
- raw,
- reliant,
- relying,
- ripening,
- sappy,
- seduceable,
- simple,
- simplehearted,
- simpleminded,
- sincere,
- single-hearted,
- single-minded,
- soft,
- strange to,
- susceptible,
- tender,
- tentative,
- trustful,
- trusting,
- trusty,
- unacquainted,
- unadult,
- unaffected,
- unapprized,
- unartificial,
- uncomprehending,
- unconversant,
- underage,
- undeveloped,
- unenlightened,
- unfamiliar,
- unfledged,
- unformed,
- unguarded,
- unilluminated,
- uninformed,
- uninitiated,
- unintelligent,
- unknowing,
- unlicked,
- unmellowed,
- unposted,
- unreserved,
- unripe,
- unschooled,
- unseasoned,
- unsophisticated,
- unstudied,
- unsure,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious,
- unversed,
- unwary,
- vacuous,
- vernal,
- victimizable,
- virginal,
- without suspicion