Hyphenation of naive

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naive

Definitions of naive:

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
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
3.
Inexperienced
4.
Lacking information or instruction
Lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
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

Synonyms of naive:

adj naive, naif, childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple, credulous, fleeceable, green, gullible, ignorant, inexperienced, innocent, ingenuous, simple-minded, unsophisticated, unworldly, credulous, uninformed, unworldly
adj callow, inexperienced, unsophisticated, immature
adj unsophisticated, artless

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