naive suggests lack of worldly wisdom often connoting credulousness and unchecked innocence.

Oct 8, 2025 · Naive / naïve is most often treated as gender-neutral. Usage of both naïf and naïve, the latter specifically for women, following French, is rare. See naive § Usage notes for the use of the …

These adjectives mean free from guile, cunning, or sham. Naive sometimes connotes a credulity that impedes effective functioning in a practical world: "this naive simple creature, with his straightforward …

NAIVE definition: having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous. See examples of naive used in a sentence.

too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much …

Definition of naive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (disapproving) (of a person or action) not showing enough knowledge, good judgement or experience of life; too willing to believe …

If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience, causing them to expect things to be uncomplicated or easy, or people to be honest or kind when they are not.

having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings.

naive, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

NAIVE meaning: having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge innocent or simple