naive
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgementLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
» I was young and naive then.
Я тогда был молод и наивен.
Я тогда была молода и наивна.
Я тоді був молодим та наївним.
Я тоді була молода та наївна.
Meaning
4 sensesLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
unbefangen, naiv, blauäugig
наи́вныйnaívnyj
наї́внийnajívnyj
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
Not having been exposed to something.
Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
простоду́шныйprostodúšnyj
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
Examples
234 sentencesI was young and naive then.
Я тоді був молодим та наївним.
ruЯ тогда был молод и наивен.
I'm surprised that you're so naive.
Я здивований, що ти такий наївний.
ruМеня удивляет твоя наивность.
How can you be so naive?
Як ти можеш бути таким наївним?
ruКак ты можешь быть таким наивным?
Tom is quite naive, isn't he?
Том досить-таки наївний, еге ж?
deTom ist ziemlich naiv, nicht wahr?
Tom is very naive, isn't he?
Том дуже наївний, так?
deTom ist sehr naiv, nicht wahr?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French naïve, feminine form of naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“native, natural”).Borrowed from French naïve, feminine form of naïf, from Latin nātīvus (“native, natural”). Doublet of native.
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Forms
naiver/more naive, naivest/most naive| Comparative | naiver / more naive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | naivest / most naive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
39 synonyms- marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience:naif
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style:primitive
- not initiated; deficient in relevant experience:uninitiateuninitiated
- lacking information or instruction:uninstructedunenlightened
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- as naive as
- young and naive
- was very naive
- isn't as naive