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Definitions for Naively
[1] having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
[2] having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous: She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.
[3] having or marked by a simple, unaffectedly direct style reflecting little or no formal training or technique: valuable naive 19th-century American portrait paintings.
[4] not having previously been the subject of a scientific experiment, as an animal.
[5] having or expressing innocence and credulity; ingenuous (as collective noun; preceded by the ) only the naive believed him
[6] artless or unsophisticated
[7] lacking developed powers of analysis, reasoning, or criticism a naive argument
[8] another word for primitive (def. 5)
[9] rare a person who is naive, esp in artistic style See primitive (def. 10)
Words related to Naively
naivestupidly, ingenuously
Words nearby Naively
naivenairu, naismith, naismith's rule, naissance, naissant, naive, naive realism, naivety, naiveté, najaf, nakasone
Origin of Naively
1645–55; < French, feminine of naïf, Old French naif natural, instinctive < Latin nātīvus native
Other words from Naively
na·ive·ly , adverb
na·ive·ness , noun
un·na·ive , adjective
un·na·ive·ly , adverb
Word origin for Naively
C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus native , from nasci to be born