naive, adj.
freq. cnt. 6
freq. cnt. 6
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
naif naive
sample sentences
"a teenager's naive ignorance of life""the naive assumption that things can only get better"
"this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
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similar to
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
naive uninitiate uninitiated
sample sentences
"it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes""he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
lacking information or instruction
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naive unenlightened uninstructed
sample sentences
"lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
inexperienced
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naive
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
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naive primitive