adj[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;Origin: naïve, feminine of naïf, from
Latin nativus;
NATIVE1]
not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen
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innocent a naive young girl Jim can be so naive sometimes.it is naive to think/suppose/assume etc It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area's problems straight away.>naivelyadv I had naively imagined that he was in love with me.>naivety [naɪ'iːvəti/