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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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chaste

English

Etymology

From Middle English chaste, from Old French chaste (morally pure), from Latin castus (pure).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ch?st, IPA(key): /t?e?st/
  • Homophone: chased
  • Rhymes: -e?st

Adjective

chaste (comparative chaster, superlative chastest)

  1. Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
  2. Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
  3. Austere, simple, undecorative.
  4. Decent, modest, morally pure.

Usage notes

Married couples are often exhorted to have “chaste sex” – compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock).

Hyponyms

  • celibate
  • incel

Derived terms

  • chastity

Translations

See also

  • pure

Anagrams

  • 'stache, 'taches, Scheat, achest, chates, cheats, he-cats, sachet, scathe, she-cat, stache, taches, thecas

French

Etymology

From Old French chaste, caste, a semi-learned term derived from Latin castus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ast/

Adjective

chaste (plural chastes)

  1. chaste; celibate

Related terms

  • chasteté

Further reading

  • “chaste” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Alternative forms

  • caste

Etymology

Semi-learned term derived from Latin castus.

Adjective

chaste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chaste)

  1. chaste; celibate

Related terms

  • chasteté

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