naive
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
Similar word(s): credulous, uninformed, childlike, simple, credulous, fleeceable, green, gullible, ingenuous, innocent, unsophisticated, unworldly, unworldly, naif
2. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Similar word(s): untrained, primitive
3. inexperienced
Similar word(s): innate, unconditioned, unlearned
4. lacking information or instruction
Similar word(s): uninformed, unenlightened, uninstructed
5. not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
- he took part in the experiment as a naive subject
Similar word(s): inexperienced, inexperient, uninitiate, uninitiated
Sentences with naive as an adjective:
- Surely you're not naive enough to believe adverts!
- I've always liked the naive way in which he ignores all the background detail.