naive 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

Examples

1.a teenager's naive ignorance of life
2.the naive assumption that things can only get better
3.this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances

naif 1
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

Antonym

adjective

having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

Derivationally related form

noun

lack of sophistication or worldliness

Also see

adjective

disposed to believe on little evidence

adjective

not informed; lacking in knowledge or information

adjective

not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations

Similar_to

adjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

adjective

showing a lack of judgment or experience

adjective

naive and easily deceived or tricked

adjective

lacking in sophistication or worldliness

adjective

lacking subtlety and insight