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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnaïf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: naif
"Il a été bien naïf de croire à ses promesses."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
"They made the naive assumption that the contract would be honored without issue." - 2
Natural and unaffected; innocent.
"Her naive charm won over everyone in the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the 17th century from French 'naïf', which derives from the Latin 'nativus', meaning 'native' or 'natural'. Originally used to denote artlessness, innocence, or unaffected simplicity, the term gradually shifted in meaning to imply a lack of experience, judgment, or sophistication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Naive" is said worldwide
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naïf
Transliteration: naif
"Il a été bien naïf de croire à ses promesses."
naiv
Transliteration: naiv
"Es ist naiv zu glauben, dass sich alles von selbst löst."
naif
Transliteration: naif
"La sua reazione è stata piuttosto naif."
ingenuo
Transliteration: ingenuo
"Fue muy ingenuo al confiar en extraños."
ingénuo
Transliteration: injenio
"Ele teve uma atitude muito ingénua perante o problema."
भोला
Transliteration: bhola
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी भोली बातों ने सबका दिल जीत लिया।"
天真
Transliteration: tiānzhēn
Script: 中文汉字
"认为这很容易是太天真了。"
순진한
Transliteration: sunjinhann
Script: 한국어 한글
"그녀는 세상 물정을 모르는 순진한 면이 있다."
世間知らずの
Transliteration: seken shirazu no
Script: 日本語
"彼の考え方は少し世間知らずだ。"
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