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Word: Naive
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus ‘native, natural’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nʌɪˈiːv
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɑːˈiːv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
Short Definition:showing lack of experience or judgement
Examples:- the rather naive young man had been totally misled
- I was politically naive
Variant Forms:
- naïve
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