naive

na-ive · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent and unsophisticated.

  2. 2.

    Showing a lack of experience or understanding; credulous.

Related words

Antonyms: cynical, sophisticated, worldly
See also: gullible, innocent, sophisticated
Synonyms: gullible, inexperienced, innocent, unsophisticated

Etymology

From French naif ("natural, artless"), from Latin nativus ("native, natural").