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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | |
| Synonyms: | naif | |
| Examples: | "a teenager's naive ignorance of life" "the naive assumption that things can only get better" "this naive simple creature so eager to believe appearances" |
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| Related terms: | sophisticated childlike childlike simple-minded fleeceable innocent ignorant unsophisticated credulous unworldly uninformed credulous | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking experience of life | |
| Synonyms: | inexperienced unsophisticated callow | |
| Examples: | "a callow youth of seventeen" |
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| Related terms: | immature | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking sophistication | |
| Synonyms: | unsophisticated | |
| Related terms: | artless | |
| Similar spelling: |
nave navy Nava nape navvy Nappi Napea Navaho Napaea nap nab |
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