naive  /nɑˈi:v, naɪˈi:v/ adjective |
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
— naivety also naïvety /nɑˈi:vəti, naɪˈi:vəti/ noun [noncount]chiefly British • political naïvety
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