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Naive

  1. adjective

    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

    a teenager's naive ignorance of life

    Similar: naif

  2. adjective

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

    primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking

    Similar: primitive

  3. adjective

    not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

    it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes

    Similar: uninitiate, uninitiated

  4. adjective

    lacking information or instruction

    lamentably unenlightened as to the laws

    Similar: uninstructed, unenlightened