English dictionary
naive
adjectivePronunciation
naɪˈiːv
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
adjective
- lacking information or instruction
adjective
- inexperienced
adjective
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
adjective
- marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
Example sentences
it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
he took part in the experiment as a naive subject
lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
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