Definition Synonyms
Definition of naive - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
inexperience trustlacking experience or easily believing others without question
- She is naive and believes everything people say.
2.
artRare produced in a simple childlike styleRare
- The painting had a naive charm to it.
Expressions with naive
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very innocent and trusting
She was naive as a lamb, believing every word he said.
art made by untrained artists with a childlike style
The gallery featured a collection of naive art.
belief that perception is direct and unmediated
Naive realism suggests we see the world as it truly is.
simple probabilistic model using Bayes' theorem with independence assumptions
The naive Bayes classifier is effective for text classification.
Origin of naive
French, naïf (natural, genuine)
Terms with naive included in their meaning
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naive
lacking experience or knowledge
personality
person who acts in a very silly or naive way
naive innocent
very innocent, often naive and easily fooled
inexperience
seem inexperienced or naive
naive
lacking experience with the harsher aspects of life
awareness
become less stupid or naive
realization awareness
become aware of reality after being unaware or naive
well-intentioned person
person who tries to help but is seen as naive or interfering
experience
inexperienced or naive
inexperience
inexperienced or naive
insult
naive or foolish person
education
make someone less stupid or naive
naive person
young child or naive adult
experience
inexperienced or naive
experience
person who is inexperienced or naive
naivety
person who is naive or inexperienced
naive
be easily tricked because of inexperience or naivety
sarcasm
imply a group is naive or foolish
gullibility
very naive or easily deceived
experience
naive or inexperienced
trustfulness
trustful and naive like a child
experience
inexperienced or naive like fresh grass
naive
easily deceived or tricked due to naivety
naive
someone unfamiliar with certain situations
Examples of naive in a sentence
Her naive optimism impressed the older volunteers. Her naive drawings were displayed in the gallery. The naive art style was evident in his work.
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- French:naïf, enfantin, ...
- German:naiv, kindlich, ...
- Italian:ingenuo, naïf, ...
- Spanish:ingenuo, infantil, ...
- Portuguese:ingénuo, ingênuo, ...
- Chinese:天真的, 质朴的, ...
- Japanese:純真な, 素朴な, ...
- Arabic:ساذِج, بَسيط, ...
- Hebrew:תָּמִים, ...
- Russian:наивный, простодушный, ...
- Ukrainian:наївний, ...
- Hindi:अज्ञानी, सरल, ...
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