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naive

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naive in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    naive  naif 
  2. 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"
    uninitiate  uninitiated  naive 
  3. inexperienced
    naive 
  4. lacking information or instruction
    "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
    uninstructed  unenlightened  naive 
  5. 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"
    primitive  naive 
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