Naive - Definition

adj 1: 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" [syn:
naive, naif] [ant: sophisticated]
2: of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive
in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is
often colorful and striking" [syn: primitive, naive]
3: inexperienced
4: lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened
as to the laws" [syn: uninstructed, unenlightened,
naive]
5: not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a
bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part
in the experiment as a naive subject" [syn: uninitiate,
uninitiated, naive]