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Definition of: naive
(nä·ēv′) adjective
1. Ingenuous; artless; without sophistication.
2. Not consciously logical; uncritical. Also na·ïve′. See synonyms under CANDID. [<F, fem. of naïf <L nativus natural. Doublet of NATIVE.]
—na·ive′ly adverb
—na·ive′ ness noun
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