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naïve
adj naiver, naivest
- 1. Simple, innocent or unsophisticated.
- Thesaurus: ingenuous, unaffected, innocent, artless, candid, childlike, unschooled, jejune, ignorant, callow, natural, green, guileless, facile; Antonym: experienced, sophisticated.
- Too trusting; credulous; not worldly enough.
adverb
- Excessive trust or innocence.
- Thesaurus: ingenuousness, artlessness, candor, gullibility, simplicity, childishness, inexperience, innocence.
- An act, statement or behaviour that is naïve.
