adjective
naive
nye-EEV/naɪˈiːv/
Lacking experience or judgment about how the world works.
He is naive enough to believe every promise the salesman makes.
Etymology
The ancestor nativus also underlies native. Its sense of being natural or unspoiled developed into being artless and unsophisticated, connecting innocence with a lack of worldly judgment.
In context
in a very kind of naive way because i had had no experience of doing it was just that conceptually i thought it could be done and and you know the film is flawed
More examples
- It is naive to assume that everyone plays fair.
- Her questions reveal how naive she is about office politics.
- Looking back, I was much naiver when I started my business.
Forms
naive · naiver · naivest
naivete noun — Lack of worldly experience or sound judgment.
naively adverb — In a way showing little worldly experience.
Similar words
- gullible
- Specifically describes being easily fooled or persuaded to believe falsehoods.
- inexperienced
- Emphasizes limited practice or exposure, not necessarily poor judgment.
- innocent
- Emphasizes freedom from wrongdoing or awareness of others' bad intentions.