наи́вный — meaning in English

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

наи́вный 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.
• naïf One who is naive.
• 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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