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naiv — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gullible adj Easily fooled, deceived, or persuaded to believe something untrue.
  • naive adj Lacking experience, judgement, or worldly knowledge; too trusting or simple in one's thinking.
  • simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.

Senses

naiv is used for these senses in English:

  • gullible Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
  • naive Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
  • simpleton (informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

naive — full definition

  1. adj Lacking experience, judgement, or worldly knowledge; too trusting or simple in one's thinking.
  2. noun A person who is naive; someone easily fooled.

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