marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "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"
Used in a Sentence
naive
How to use naive in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for naive.
Editorial note
But you can be almost the same person, still optimistic and trusting, just a little less naive.
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Quick take
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of naive gathered in one view.
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
inexperienced
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for naive.
adjective
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "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"
See also: naif
adjective
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
See also: primitive
adjective
inexperienced
adjective
lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
See also: uninstructed, unenlightened
adjective
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"
See also: uninitiate, uninitiated
Example sentences
But you can be almost the same person, still optimistic and trusting, just a little less naive.
The man must certainly own a pair of regular prescription glasses and was being extremely naive.
But gussied up in Malcolm's writing style, it struck the epidemiologically naive as brilliant.
The biggest complaint is that when my friends and peers objected to App Engine, its strange requirements and its potential lock in, they were right and I am a fucking naive idiot.
I may be naive here, but the pylons really do take away most of the objections from farmers and installing tubes over farmland has to be a lot cheaper than doing construction above a highway.
Now, it's entirely possible that he would never have authorized iOS shipping with a broken maps application, but to suggest that Apple's current direction is anything other than his idea and his impetus is naive in the extreme.
By definition, such a forum will invite submissions from promoters who are, variously, supremely gifted, naive and unrealistic, crafty and conniving, or just hopeful founders who see this is their best funding mechanism, whether it turns out to be good, bad, or mediocre at it plays out.
But assaults on privacy are but a symptom of a deeper malady as modern society increasingly believes that it can hand over massive forms of unchecked government to its politicians in the naive belief that such power can be used wisely if only we have right-thinking leaders at the helm.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use naive in a sentence?
But you can be almost the same person, still optimistic and trusting, just a little less naive.
What does naive mean?
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "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"
What part of speech is naive?
naive is commonly used as adjective.