naive
21naive — or naïve adjective (naiver; est) Etymology: French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Old French, inborn, natural, from Latin nativus native Date: 1654 1. marked by unaffected simplicity ; artless, ingenuous 2. a. deficient in worldly wisdom or… …
22Naive — Na|i|ve 〈[ və] f. 30; Theat.〉 Rollenfach der jugendlichen Liebhaberin ● als jugendliche Naive engagiert sein; sie spielt die Naive 〈fig.〉 sie tut so, als ob sie von nichts wüsste * * * Na|i|ve, die/eine Naive; der/einer Naiven; die Naiven/zwei… …
23naive — (also naïve) adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem, sound ▪ regard sth as ▪ He regarded the move as politically naive …
24naive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ingenuous, unsophisticated, unworldly, artless. See simpleness, credulity. Ant., knowing, sophisticated. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ingenuous, artless, unsophisticated, unaffected, innocent, simple …
25naive — na|ive [naıˈi:v] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus; NATIVE1] not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always… …
26naive — [[t]naɪi͟ːv, AM nɑː [/t]] also naїve ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf, ADJ to inf If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience and so expect things to be easy or people to be honest or kind. It s naive to think that… …
27naive — adjective 1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (Freq. 6) a teenager s naive ignorance of life the naive assumption that things can only get better this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes …
28naive — naively, adv. naiveness, n. /nah eev /, adj. 1. having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous. 2. having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She s so… …
29naive — na·ive or na·ïve nä ēv adj, na·iv·er; est 1) not previously subjected to experimentation or a particular experimental situation <naive laboratory rats> 2) not having previously used a particular drug (as marijuana) 3) not having been… …
30naive — adjective /naɪˈiv/ a) Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement. Surely youre not naive enough to believe adverts! b) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques …
