naive meaning and definition

NAIVE adjective

Definition of naive (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"
   • synonyms: naif
   • antonym: sophisticated
2. 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"
   • synonyms: primitive
3. inexperienced
4. lacking information or instruction
   • "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
   • synonyms: unenlightened, uninstructed
5. 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"
   • synonyms: uninitiate, uninitiated