NAIVELY

naively

(adverb) in a naive manner; “he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

naively (comparative more naively, superlative most naively)

In a naive manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Na"ïve`ly, adv.

Definition: In a naïve manner.

NAIVE

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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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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