naive
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgementLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
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. — deniko
ruЯ тогда был молод и наивен. — marafon
I'm surprised that you're so naive.
Я здивований, що ти такий наївний. — ChickenKiev
ruМеня удивляет твоя наивность. — odexed
How can you be so naive?
Як ти можеш бути таким наївним? — deniko
ruКак ты можешь быть таким наивным? — Balamax
Tom is quite naive, isn't he?
Том досить-таки наївний, еге ж? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich naiv, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Tom is very naive, isn't he?
Том дуже наївний, так? — deniko
deTom ist sehr naiv, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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
38 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
22 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