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Adjective

1. (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

I was politically naive

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2. (of a person) natural and unaffected; innocent.

In many ways, Joseph was naïve and innocent in his thinking.

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3. Of or denoting art produced in a style which deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques and has a bold directness resembling a child's work, typically in bright colours with little or no perspective.

When on the outside walls, they are of simple design in a more naive style.

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Origin

1. Mid 17th century from French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus ‘native, natural’.

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