| Naeve | n. [ L. naevus. ] A naevus. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| naive | a. [ F. naïf, fem. naïve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Naïf. ] 1. Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. [ PJC ] Variants: naive |
| naively | adv. In a naïve manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Naivete | ‖n. [ F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity. ] 1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of sophistication or worldliness.
Syn. -- naivete, naiveness. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC ] A story which pleases me by its naïveté -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action. [ PJC ] |
| Naivety | n. Naïveté. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: naivety |
| naive | a. [ F. naïf, fem. naïve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Naïf. ] 1. Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. [ PJC ] Variants: naive |
| naively | adv. In a naïve manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Naivete | ‖n. [ F. See Naïve, and cf. Nativity. ] 1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of sophistication or worldliness.
Syn. -- naivete, naiveness. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC ] A story which pleases me by its naïveté -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action. [ PJC ] |
| Naivety | n. Naïveté. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: naivety |
| 初;初心;産;生 | [うぶ, ubu] (adj-na, n, adj-no) (1) (esp. 初, 初心) innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears; (n-pref) (2) (産, 生) birth- #250 [Add to Longdo] |
| 純 | [じゅん, jun] (adj-na, adj-t, adv-to) (1) innocent; chaste; naive; (pref) (2) pure; genuine; (P) #1,809 [Add to Longdo] |
| 甘い | [あまい, amai] (exp, adj-i) (1) (uk) sweet; delicious; (2) fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); (3) lightly salted; (4) (See 甘く見る) naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; (5) half-hearted; not finished properly; (6) tempting (e.g. words); promising; (P) #9,400 [Add to Longdo] |
| 純情 | [じゅんじょう, junjou] (adj-na, n) pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion; (P) #10,890 [Add to Longdo] |
| お目出度い(ateji);御目出度い(ateji);お芽出度い(ateji);御芽出度い(ateji);お愛でたい;御愛でたい | [おめでたい, omedetai] (n) (1) (uk) (pol) (See めでたい) special; auspicious; happy; (2) naive; innocent; good-natured [Add to Longdo] |
| すれてない | [suretenai] (adj-i) naive [Add to Longdo] |
| ナイーブ | [nai-bu] (adj-na, n) naive; innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 蒲魚 | [かまとと, kamatoto] (n) (1) (uk) feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; (2) someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive [Add to Longdo] |
| 淳朴;純朴;醇朴 | [じゅんぼく, junboku] (adj-na, n) rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple [Add to Longdo] |
| 人擦れ;人摺れ | [ひとずれ, hitozure] (n, adj-no) (1) sophistication; wordly wisdom; (vs) (2) to lose one's innocence; to get sophisticated; to get to know the world by being in contact with people; to lose one's naivete [Add to Longdo] |
