[nah-eev] 
| 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. |
naive na·ive or na·ïve (nä-ēv') or na·if or na·ïf (nä-ēf')
adj.
Lacking worldliness and sophistication.
Simple and credulous as a child.
Not previously subjected to experiments.
Not having previously taken or received a particular drug.
