Meaning

1 senses
  1. A naive person; a greenhorn.

Examples

234 sentences
  1. I was young and naive then.

    Я тоді був молодим та наївним. — deniko

    ruЯ тогда был молод и наивен. — marafon

  2. I'm surprised that you're so naive.

    Я здивований, що ти такий наївний. — ChickenKiev

    ruМеня удивляет твоя наивность. — odexed

  3. How can you be so naive?

    Як ти можеш бути таким наївним? — deniko

    ruКак ты можешь быть таким наивным? — Balamax

  4. Tom is quite naive, isn't he?

    Том досить-таки наївний, еге ж? — deniko

    deTom ist ziemlich naiv, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  5. Tom is very naive, isn't he?

    Том дуже наївний, так? — deniko

    deTom ist sehr naiv, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

Translations

2 languages

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

plural: naives
Singularnaive
Pluralnaives

regular

Collocations

4 patterns
  • as naive as
  • young and naive
  • was very naive
  • isn't as naive

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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