(also naive) adjective
1 (disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth:
a naive question / remark * to be politically naive * I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him! * It would be naive of us to think that football is only a game.
2 (approving) (of people and their behaviour) innocent and simple:
Their approach to life is refreshingly naive.
compareSOPHISTICATED
naively (also naively) adverb:
I naively assumed that I would be paid for the work.
naivety (also naivety) noun [U]:
They laughed at the naivety of his suggestion. * She has lost none of her naivety. * His work is a curious blend of sophistication and naivety.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for naive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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