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naive
adj. lacking worldly wisdom, unsuspecting, gullible; childish, innocent, simple, unsophisticated

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Naivety
Naivety (or naïvety, naïveté, etc.), is the state of being naive—having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication - often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. One who is naive may be called a naif.

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naive
Adjective
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"
(synonym) naif
(antonym) sophisticated
(similar) childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple
(see-also) credulous
2. lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen"
(synonym) callow, inexperienced, unsophisticated
(similar) immature
3. lacking sophistication
(synonym) unsophisticated
(similar) artless


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naiv
adj. naive, credulous, trusting, ingenuous, artless, simple, unsophisticated

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naïf
adj. innocent, ingenuous, naive; simple, artless; simple minded, unsophisticated; unworldly
 
naïf
nm. naive person

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