na·ive /nɑˈiv/
1. 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"
2. 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"
synset: naive
4. lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
synset: uninstructed, unenlightened, naive
5. 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"
synset: uninitiate, uninitiated, naive
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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