naive

Meaning

Adj

1. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
2. Not having been exposed to something.
3. Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
4. Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Noun

A naive person; a greenhorn.

Synonyms

innocent

😇

simple

unsophisticated

ingenuous

artless

gullible

naïve

simple-minded

guileless

naif

simple-hearted

childish

pure

green

unaffected

unsuspecting

uninstructed

plain

honest

inexperienced

analphabetic

childlike

uninitiated

unexperienced

uninitiate

stupid

sincere

unenlightened

unworldly

simpleminded

ignorant

candid

primitive

provincial

simpleton

gross

complacence

good-natured

girlish

common

benighted

genuine

generous

forthright

moderate

foolish

clean

basic

natural

lowly

Translations

naïf

ingenuo

ingenuo

naiv

naïef

ongekunsteld

αφελής

ingênuo

naïve

argeloos

onnozel

😇

unbefangen

semplice

ingénu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/naɪˈiːv/

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïve, feminine form of naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“native, natural”). Doublet of native.