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The meaning of Naive

Naive – definition

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled
adjective

Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience

Usage examples:

It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

Naive translation into English

Naive: translate from English into Chinese

Translate naive into Chinese (Simplified)}
幼稚的, 幼稚, 老实, 戆, 天真的, 稚气的

Naive: translate from English into Dutch

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Naief, Naïef, Onnozel, Argeloos, Ongekunsteld, Ongedwongen

Naive: translate from English into French

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Naïf, Ingénu

Naive: translate from English into German

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Naiv, Einfältig, Unbefangen

Naive: translate from English into Hindi

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अनाड़ी, निष्कपट, सदा, सरलमति, भोला-भाला, सीधा-सादा

Naive: translate from English into Italian

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Ingenuo

Naive: translate from English into Korean

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순진한, 소박한, 지식이 없는, 전문적 지식이 없는

Naive: translate from English into Russian

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Наивный, Простодушный, Безыскусный, Безыскусственный

Naive: translate from English into Spanish

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Ingenuo, Inocente, Cándido, Sencillo

Word origin

mid 17th century: from French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus ‘native, natural’.

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Naive – similar words

naively

adverb

In a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

I naively thought having wealth would bring happiness
adverb

In a way that shows you are too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth or that life is pleasant or fair

Usage examples:

I naively believed he was telling the truth., i naively thought i wouldn't have to work too hard.
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