naïfly
World English Dictionary
naive, naïve or naïf (naɪˈiːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. having or expressing innocence and credulity; ingenuous |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): only the naive believed him | |
| 2. | artless or unsophisticated |
| 3. | lacking developed powers of analysis, reasoning, or criticism: a naive argument |
| 4. | another word for primitive |
| —n | |
| 5. | rare See primitive a person who is naive, esp in artistic style |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| naïve, naïve or naïf | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| naïf, naïve or naïf | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| na'ively, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'ïvely, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'ïfly, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'iveness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
| na'ïveness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
| na'ïfness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
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