Definitions for naive
Overview of adj naive
The adj naive has 5 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. primitive, naive
(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")
3. naive
(inexperienced)
4. uninstructed, unenlightened, naive
(lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws")
5. uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
(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")






