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- pronunciation:
- na
iv
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naI
iv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
simple, natural, and unsophisticated; lacking in suspicion.
Because children are naive, it is both easy and wrong to take advantage of them.- synonyms:
- simple-hearted, unsophisticated, unworldly
- antonyms:
- cagey, canny, savvy, sophisticated, wary, worldly
- similar words:
- childlike, gullible, ingenuous, innocent, natural, simple, trusting, unaffected, unassuming
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| definition 2: |
lacking or marked by a lack of knowledge, experience, or realistic judgment.
It was naive to think that the war could be won in just a few months.I was naive when I entered this business, but I learned quickly how fierce the people in it can be.- synonyms:
- callow, green, raw, unsophisticated, unwise
- antonyms:
- calculating, canny, savvy, smart, sophisticated, worldly
- similar words:
- foolish, immature, simple, unrefined, unworldly, young
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| related words: |
childish, green, ignorant, primitive, raw |
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| derivations: |
naïvely (adv.), naively (adv.) |
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