naive

adjective/naɪˈiːv/

Frequency rank: #5,692 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Lacking experience or judgment; too trusting and simple.

Illustration for the English word “naive”

Example sentence

She was naive enough to believe everything the salesman told her.

Synonyms & related words

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