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Meanings of naive in английском

португальский
cândido
каталонский
càndid

Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.

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cândido

Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience.

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Examples for "naif"
Examples for "naif"
1
I'm not an absolute fool about technology: a determinist or militant naif.
Wired
2
The only word which describes the Norman style is the French word naif.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
3
Always an avid collector of paintings, he liked the primitive and the naif.
The Guardian
4
Being a lump of simplicity, his sceptism was as naif as his enthusiasm.
The Cloister and the Hearth
5
To all these naif little souls, Joffre seemed like St. George crushing the dragon.
Public Opinion

Lacking information or instruction.

Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

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Usage of naive in английском
1
China: Strange and wonderful things can happen to naive Westerners in China.
The Irish Times
2
The Wall testified to a time when simple, naive rules gave way.
Existence
3
He also insisted: France is not naive when it comes to Iran.
The Guardian
4
Critics say he was naive about obstacles such as Israeli settlement building.
Reuters
5
His conception of the naive tales and beliefs was in itself naive.
Rashi
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I was naive and a young boy at the time, Lampard said.
The Guardian
7
Maybe I'm naive, but I don't see how I can really continue.
The Guardian
8
But I knew Ahenobarbus was not naive; he just wanted me gone.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Results: Forty-six patients were identified for analysis, all of whom were chemotherapy-naive.
Pubmed
10
Massey University professor and political commentator Claire Robinson said he was naive.
Radio NZ
11
It is also not a naive approach solely based on bombing forward.
The South African
12
Perhaps one day those naive, first-generation envoys sensed a new entity arrive.
Existence
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All participants were drug-naive ADHD children treated with OROS-MPH for 12 weeks.
Pubmed
14
Only the naive, however, did not recognise that the respite was temporary.
The Guardian
15
Conclusions: Entecavir therapy showed excellent efficacy in nucleoside-naive chronic hepatitis B patients.
Pubmed
16
My family and friends tell me sometimes that I am hopelessly naive.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Translations for naive
португальский
cândido
каталонский
càndid
Naive through the time
Naive across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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