Unscramble naive

Definition of naive

adjective:

• 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. Antonyms: sophisticated.
• 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.
• inexperienced.
• lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws". Synonyms: unenlightened, uninstructed.
• 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.

Words nearby

native, nave, waive.

Rhymes with

achieve, aggrieve, aleve, believe, bereave, cleave, conceive, deceive, disbelieve, eve, geneve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, leave, misconceive, misperceive, neve.