Definition of naïve Naïve

/najˌiˈv/ - [nayeev] - na•ive

We found 9 definitions of naïve from 5 different sources.

What does naïve mean?

WordNet

Adjective naive, naiver, naivest
naive - 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"
		naif
		sophisticated intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"
		credulous disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
		uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
		unworldly not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
		dewy-eyed, childlike, round-eyed, wide-eyed, simple befitting a young child; "childlike charm"
		credulous disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
		fleeceable, gullible, green naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
		ingenuous, innocent characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
		simple-minded lacking subtlety and insight; "a simple-minded argument"
naive - inexperienced
		unconditioned, innate, unlearned not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"
naïve - not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"
		uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
		inexperienced, inexperient lacking practical experience or training
naïve - of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"
		primitive, naive
		untrained not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training; "an untrained voice"; "untrained troops"; "young minds untrained in the habit of concentration"
naïve - lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
		uninstructed, unenlightened, naive
		uninformed not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"

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Wiktionary

naïve (Adjective)
Alternative spelling of naive.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

naïve (a.)
Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.