Naive Definition & Meaning
naive
- adjective
- 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"
- 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"
- inexperienced
- lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
- 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"
"Naive" in song lyrics
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"I got confined at 17, young and naive"
Binary Star — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Part 1) -
"I can't believe that I was so naive"
Eddie Haskill — Higher Learning -
"I was just a little boy ever so naive"
Insane Clown Posse — Amy's in the Attic
Words that rhyme with naive
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- What does naive mean?
- 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" 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" inexperienced lacking information or instruction
- What part of speech is naive?
- Naive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does naive have?
- Naive has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).