naive
Pronunciation: /nʌɪˈiːv, nɑːˈiːv/
(also naïve)
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adjective
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Latin nativus 'native, natural'
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Remember that naive is spelled with -ai- in the middle. It can also be spelled naïve, with two dots over the i, as in the original French.
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she was naive, with an appealing innocence.