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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
na·ive    Audio Help   [nah-eev] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
2.having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.
3.having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings.
4.not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal.
Also, na·ïve.

[Origin: 1645–55; < F, fem. of naïf, OF naif natural, instinctive < L nātīvus native]

—Related forms
na·ive·ly, adverb
na·ive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. simple, unaffected, unsuspecting, artless, guileless, candid, open, plain.
—Antonyms 1. sophisticated, artful.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  naive
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  artless, candid, childish, credulous, green, guileless, gullible, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, natural, simple, unaffected, unassuming, unfeigned, unschooled, unsophisticated, unworldly, trusting, unphilosophic
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  naive
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  ingenue, pollyanna, simplicity, artlessness, credulity, gullibility, ingenuousness, naivete
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  artless
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Free from guile, cunning, or deceit.
Synonyms:  guileless, ingenuous, innocent, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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