naive
11naive — (adj.) 1650s, natural, simple, artless, from Fr. naïve, fem. of naïf, from O.Fr. naif naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked (13c.), from L. nativus not artificial, also native, rustic, lit. born, innate,… …
12naivė — naivė̃ sf. (4) žr. naiva: Jam kažkokia naivė̃ pristojusi: kelinti metai nė dirbti, nė valgyti kaip reikiant gali PnmR …
13naive — (also naïve) ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement. 2) (of art or an artist) produced in or adopting a simple, childlike style which deliberately rejects sophisticated techniques. DERIVATIVES naively adverb. ORIGIN French, from… …
14naive — I adjective believing, callow, childish, childlike, credulous, deceivable, deludable, dupable, exploitable, foolable, green, gullible, immature, inexperienced, innocent, natural, open, plain, provincial, simple, simplex, trusting, unaffected,… …
15naive — unsophisticated, artless, ingenuous, *natural, simple Analogous words: *sincere, unfeigned: *spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive: fresh, original (see NEW) …
16naive — meaning ‘lacking experience or judgement’, is originally the feminine of the French word naïf, which is no longer used in English. It is generally pronounced in a quasi French way nah eev or niy eev, but it now spelt without an accent on the i.… …
17naive — [adj] childlike, trusting aboveboard, artless, callow, candid, confiding, countrified, credulous, forthright, frank, fresh, green*, guileless, gullible, harmless, ignorant, impulsive, ingenuous, innocent, innocuous, instinctive, jejune, lamb*,… …
18naïve — ● naïf, naïve adjectif et nom (latin nativus, naturel, de nasci, naître) Qui est ingénu, confiant et simple par inexpérience ou par nature : Les grâces naïves de l enfance. Qui est d une crédulité, d une candeur excessives, au point d être… …
19naive — 01. I m not [naive] enough to think that my son will never get into trouble, but I think that if he does, we will be able to talk about it together. 02. When I was young, I [naively] believed that my parents were right about everything. 03. He… …
20naive — adj. 1) naive of (that was naive of you) 2) naive to + int. (it s naive to trust everyone; you are naive to believe them) * * * naive to+ inf. (it s naive to trust everyone; you are naive to believe them) naiveof (that was naive of you) …
