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naive

English

Alternative forms

  • naïve

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïve, from Latin nativus (native, natural). Doublet of native.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na??i?v/, /n???i?v/
  • Rhymes: -i?v

Adjective

naive (comparative more naive, superlative most naive)

  1. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
  2. Not having been exposed to something.
    • 2011, Lila Miller, Kate Hurley, Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters
      Animals entering shelters are either (a) immunologically naïve and susceptible to infection and development of disease if exposed to pathogens; (b) already immune []
  3. (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
  4. (computing) Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • naif
  • naïf

Translations

Noun

naive (plural naives)

  1. A naive person; a greenhorn.

Anagrams

  • avine, naevi, navie, nævi

Danish

Adjective

naive

  1. inflection of naiv:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Esperanto

Etymology

From naiva +? -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na?ive/
  • Hyphenation: na?i?ve
  • Rhymes: -ive

Adverb

naive

  1. naively

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

naive

  1. inflection of naiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

naive

  1. definite singular/plural of naiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

naive

  1. definite singular/plural of naiv

Swedish

Adjective

naive

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of naiv.

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asinine

English

Etymology

From Latin asin?nus (of a donkey or ass).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?æs.?.na?n/, /?æs.?.na?n/
  • Rhymes: -a?n

Adjective

asinine (comparative more asinine, superlative most asinine)

  1. Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality
    Synonyms: foolish, obstinate
  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys
    • 1881, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, The Ingenious Knight: Don Quixote de la Mancha (page 84)
      Don Quixote had put himself but a little way ayont the village of Don Diego, when he encountered two apparent priests, or students, and two husbandmen, who came mounted on four asinine beasts.
    Synonym: donkeyish

Synonyms

  • asinary (obsolete)
  • assy (informal)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • asinicide

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.zi.nin/
  • Homophone: asinines

Adjective

asinine

  1. feminine singular of asinin

Italian

Adjective

asinine

  1. feminine plural of asinino

Anagrams

  • insanie

Latin

Adjective

asin?ne

  1. vocative masculine singular of asin?nus

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