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Naïve

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having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge

naive, naif(adj)

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

"a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"

primitive, naive(adj)

of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

"primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking"

naive(adj)

inexperienced

uninstructed, unenlightened, naive(adj)

lacking information or instruction

"lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"

uninitiate, uninitiated, naive(adj)

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

"it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

a first-time buyer who was so naive that he believed the salesman's spiel and paid good money for the rusty and broken-down car

free from any intent to deceive or impress others

the young girl gave honest and naive answers to the social worker's probing questions

readily taken advantage of

we get piles of junk mail because you are naive enough to keep entering these dumb contests

I was young and naive then.

Mary is a naïve young actress.

He made heaps of money by ripping off naive suckers.

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