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naive |
Grep of noun naive naive realism naiveness naivete naivety Overview of adj naive The adj naive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) naive, naif -- (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") 2. callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated -- (lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen") 3. naive, unsophisticated -- (lacking sophistication) Antonyms of adj naive 3 senses of naive Sense 1 naive (vs. sophisticated), naif sophisticated (vs. naive) => blase, worldly => intelligent, well-informed => polished, refined, svelte, urbane => worldly-wise Sense 2 callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated INDIRECT (VIA immature) -> mature Sense 3 naive, unsophisticated INDIRECT (VIA artless) -> artful Similarity of adj naive 3 senses of naive Sense 1 naive (vs. sophisticated), naif => childlike, wide-eyed, dewey-eyed, simple => credulous => fleeceable, green, gullible => ignorant, inexperienced => innocent, ingenuous => simple-minded => unsophisticated, unworldly Also See-> credulous#1; uninformed#1; unworldly#1 Sense 2 callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated => immature (vs. mature) Sense 3 naive, unsophisticated => artless (vs. artful) Attributes of adj naive Familiarity of adj naive naive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj naive naive Overview of adj naive The adj naive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) naive, naif -- (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") 2. callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated -- (lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen") 3. naive, unsophisticated -- (lacking sophistication)
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