Associations to the word «Naive»

NAIVE, adjective. Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

NAIVE, adjective. (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.

NAÏVE, adjective. Alternative spelling of naive

NAIVE FALSIFICATIONISM, noun. An invalid scientific philosophy in which any single instance of refuting data is enough to falsify the entire claim.

NAÏVE REALISM, noun. (philosophy) The theory that perception supplies direct awareness of the external world

NAIVE, adjective. Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances".

NAIVE, 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".

NAIVE, adjective. Inexperienced.

NAIVE, adjective. Lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws".

NAIVE, adjective. Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject".