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- Dictionarynaive/nʌɪˈiːv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement: "the rather naive young man had been totally misled"
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Naive means too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of naive, and see examples and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of naive, a word that can describe someone who is simple, innocent, or credulous. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related terms for naive.
Naive means too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.
If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience, causing them to expect things to be uncomplicated or easy, or people to be honest or kind when they are not.
Naive means not showing enough knowledge, good judgement or experience of life, or innocent and simple. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with pictures, pronunciation and wordfinder.
Naive means having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous. It can also mean unsophisticated, ingenuous, or simple. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words.
Naive means lacking worldly experience and understanding, or showing a lack of sophistication and critical judgment. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of naive and its variants naif, naive, and naive.
