naive
/naɪˈiv/ adjective C1- Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- Not having been exposed to something.
- Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
- Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
Comparative naiver · Superlative naivest
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Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done.
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