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naive (iou)



naive adjective. Also na?ve. M17.

Unaffected, unconsciously artless. Also, foolishly credulous, simple. M17.
R. C. Hutchinson Could he suppose her so na?ve as to be impressed? O. Manning He smiled in na?ve pleasure.
b. Of art etc.: straightforward in style, eschewing subtlety or conventional technique. Cf. PRIMITIVE adjective 9. M20.
naive painter, naive painting, etc.
Medicine & Psychology. Not having had a particular experience before, or been the subject of a particular experiment; lacking the knowledge to guess the purpose of an experiment; esp. not having taken or received a particular drug. (Foll. by to.) M20.
Special collocations: naive realism Philosophy the belief that an object of perception is not only real but has in reality all its perceived attributes. naive realist Philosophy an adherent of or believer in naive realism.
naively adverb (a) naturally, true to nature; (b) in a naive manner, artlessly: M17.
naiveness noun (rare) M20.