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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

  • See also Thesaurus:naive

Antonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:naive

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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virtuous

English

Alternative forms

  • vertuous (obsolete)
  • vertuus (obsolete)
  • virtuose (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtu?sus, from Latin virt?s.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v??t????s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?v?t??u?s/
  • Hyphenation: vir?tu?ous

Adjective

virtuous (comparative more virtuous, superlative most virtuous)

  1. Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

Synonyms

  • good
  • righteous

Derived terms

  • virtuous circle, virtuous cycle
  • virtuousness

Related terms

  • virtual
  • virtue
  • virtuosity

Translations

Further reading

  • virtuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • virtuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Middle English

Adjective

virtuous

  1. Alternative form of vertuous

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