NAIVE

uninitiate, uninitiated, 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”

uninstructed, unenlightened, naive

(adjective) lacking information or instruction; “lamentably unenlightened as to the laws”

naive

(adjective) inexperienced

primitive, naive

(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”

naive, naif

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

naive (comparative more naive, superlative most naive)

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

Not having been exposed to something.

(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.

(computing) Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Synonyms

• See also naive

Antonyms

• See also naive

Noun

naive (plural naives)

A naive person; a greenhorn.

Anagrams

• naevi, navie, nævi

Source: Wiktionary

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Na"ïve`, a. Etym: [F. naïf, fem. naïve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Naïf.]

Definition: Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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