Definition of naive | Bee Dictionary of English

a 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
s of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
s inexperienced
s lacking information or instruction
s not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
he took part in the experiment as a naive subject

Shiva's many detractors call her naive, pointing out that chemical fertilizers, pesticides and genetic engineering rescued India from its eternal cycles of famine and huge debts .
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a President unlike any other Iran has known: belligerent, naive, at once a fundamentalist and nationalist, and a dark genius at mobilizing Iranian public .
At this point Dean Kamen is used to being called naive.

Grassley: Rubio ‘naive’ over immigration
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday that fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is “naive” on a key aspect of the immigration reform debate now in front of the Senate.
June 13, 2013 - The Globe Gazette
U.S. Sen. Grassley says Rubio ‘naive’ over immigration
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday that fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is “naive” on a key aspect of the immigration reform debate now in front of the Senate. Grassley, in a conference call with Iowa reporters, objected to Rubio’s remarks on the Senate floor earlier this week that people who are granted “registered [...]
June 13, 2013 - The Gazette
Grassley says Rubio 'naive' over immigration
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday that fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is "naive" on a key aspect of the immigration reform debate now in front of the Senate.
June 12, 2013 - Quad-City Times

Donovan in USA Today
If we're a little less naive tonight, we would have advanced,said Donovan, at 28 in his prime and the best American player ever. "I said all along this was a young team and a relatively inexperienced team at this level."
Barack Obama in Washington Post
Obama said McCain had a "naive and irresponsible belief that tough talk from Washington will somehow cause Iran to give up it's nuclear program and support for terrorism."
Wesley Snipes in International Herald Tribune
I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance,Snipes said.

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