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(adj)
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
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Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
Straightforward, candid, open, frank.
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
Alternative spelling of naïf. [Naive.]
Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
Lacking subtlety or sophistication.
able to be fleeced; naive and gullible
Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
Childish in behavior; juvenile.
(zoology) (figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.
Of a green hue.
Untried or inexperienced.
Alternative spelling of naive. [Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.]
(n)
naïveté
Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
Straightforward, open and sincere.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Overly simple.
Believing without question; having absolute loyalty.
Without intelligence.
(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful.
Suitable for or expected of a child.
(Canada, US, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
Being easily influenced (especially of young people).
(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
Alternative form of simple-minded. [Lacking subtlety or sophistication.]
Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
(figurative) Astonished or surprised.
(especially of an animal) Not yet weaned; still being suckled.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
(by extension, of a speech or an argument) Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
Unprepared; not watchful.
Like a greenhorn; lacking experience; naive.
Lacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
Naive.
Lacking experience.
foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid
(Internet slang) Like a noob; naive or foolish.
Not licked.
Free from guilt; innocent.
Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
Free from guile; honest but naive.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Undisputed, not called into question.
Ignorant, unlearned.
Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
Without wisdom; foolish.
Not studied.
(figuratively) Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.
Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
Devoid of knowledge; ignorant.
Synonym of idiotic (“very stupid”).
Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination.
Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.
(figuratively) Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.
(archaic, poetic) Without lore or learning; uneducated.
Lacking adequate or sufficient wisdom; insufficiently wise.
Indicating position or direction.
(rare) Devoid of learning; uneducated or uninstructive.
(obsolete) Unwary, incautious.
(simile) Entirely innocent.
Lacking a conscience.
Deprived of sight; thus:
Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
foolish; stupid
Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
Devoid of judgment; undiscerning.
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Without education; uneducated, unschooled.
Absence of knowledge; ignorance of something.
(obsolete) Unknowing; unaware.
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
(leetspeak) Alternative form of noobish. [(Internet slang) Like a noob; naive or foolish.]
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
Without craft; unskilled.
(of a plant) Lacking in sap.
Lacking awareness; oblivious.
(comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.
Plain, unadorned, or simple.
A witless person; a fool.
(idiomatic) Not at all aware of something that has happened; oblivious to an incident or occurrence.
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.
Not self-conscious; natural and genuine.
Lacking intelligence.
(chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.
Country-styled or pastoral; rural.