comparative and superlative forms: more naive; most naive
: having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge : innocent or simple • a naive belief that all people are good • a naive view of the world • She asked a lot of naive questions. • He’s politically naive. = He’s naive about the nature of politics. • I was young and naive at the time, and I didn’t think anything bad could happen to me. • The plan seems a little naive. • If you’re naive enough to believe him, you’ll believe anyone. • We’re not naive to the fact [=we're not unaware of the fact] that there are problems with the system.
— naively or naïvely adverb • I naively believed that we could fix the problem.
— naïveté also naivete or naiveté /nɑˌi:vˈteɪ, naɪˌi:vˈteɪ/ noun[noncount] • political naïveté
— naivetyalso naïvety /nɑˈi:vəti, naɪˈi:vəti/ noun [noncount]chiefly British• political naïvety
(andar pela água (US) paddle (UK), se movimentar com dificuldade, ficar envolvido numa discussão, situação, atividade, etc de uma maneira vigorosa, direta ou desleixada)
inflected forms: wades; waded; wading
1 : to walk through water [no object] • We waded into the ocean. • I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore. • (US) They took off their sandals and waded [=(British) paddled] at the edge of the pond. [with object] • They waded the river. [=they crossed the river by walking through the water]
2 a : to move or proceed with difficulty [no object] • Police wadedinto the crowd. • We waded through the crowded bus station. • It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence. [with object] • We waded our way through the crowd.
2b : to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way — usually followed by in or into • Most politicians would have tried to avoid the subject, but he wadedright in. • She waded right into their argument.
1 : the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has • my envyof his success • Their exotic vacations inspired envy in/among their friends. • We watched with envy as the yacht slid past us. • They were green with envy. [=they were filled with envy; they were very envious] • Her beautiful hair was an object of envy. [=people felt envy because of her beautiful hair] — sometimes used humorously after a noun that indicates an object of envy • My neighbor's new lawn mower has given me a bad case of lawn mower envy. [=I'm very envious of my neighbor's new lawn mower]
2 : someone or something that causes envy — used in the phrasethe envy of • She was the envy of all her friends. [=all her friends envied her] • Our car was the envy of the neighborhood. [=the neighbors envied us for our car]
comparative and superlative forms: cruder; crudestalso more crude; most crude
1 : very simple and basic : made or done in a way that does not show a lot of skill • crude tools • a crude instrument/drawing • They built a crude shelter out of branches.
2 : rude in a way that makes people uncomfortable; especially:talking about sexual matters in a rude way • They tell a lot of crude[=vulgar] jokes.
3 : very simple and basic in a way that is true but not complete • acrude summary of the country’s history • a crude theory • a crude[=rough] estimate • She first described the procedure in crudeterms, and then went into more detail.
— crudely adverb• a crudely drawn picture • To put it crudely[=bluntly], I just don’t like you.
— crudeness noun [noncount] • He doesn’t appreciate thecrudeness of their jokes.