naive
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /naɪˈiv/
naive
- Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- Not having been exposed to something.
- 2011, Lila Miller, Kate Hurley, Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
- Animals entering shelters are either (a) immunologically naïve and susceptible to infection and development of disease if exposed to pathogens; (b) already immune […]
- 2011, Lila Miller, Kate Hurley, Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
- (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
- (computing) Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
- See also Thesaurus:naive
- See also Thesaurus:naive
- French: naïf, ingénu
- German: unbefangen, naiv, blauäugig
- Italian: ingenuo, candido, semplice, spontaneo, credulone, sempliciotto
- Portuguese: ingênuo
- Russian: наи́вный
- Spanish: cándido, ingenuo
naive (plural naives)
- A naive person; a greenhorn.
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