Naively

Word NAIVELY
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /naɪˈivli/

Definitions and meanings of "Naively"

What do we mean by naively?

In a naive manner.

Unsophisticated, susceptible to influence, trusting unsubstantiated sources at times. Urban Dictionary

Generally speaking, to be naive means you do not think enough. People who are "naive" tend to believe in whatever they are told, without questioning whether it is right or wrong. As for age, it can be anywhere from 1-100. Anyone who has not lived through and seen enough of this world is generally referred to as naive. Urban Dictionary

A word that is commonly used to negatively refer to a person who is very idealistic and believes in supposed non-existent social constructs such as "soulmates", "true love", "peace on earth" etc. However, this needs to be reversed as there is nothing wrong with it and those who hate on naive people are just envious their innocence was already brutally shattered by some tragic mishap (i.e. being dumped or cheated on) People who are naive are not ignorant fools but rather they are people who dare to dream and go against the grain of the all-too-common cynical realist who love playing the role of joy killer And for the record, the concept of "true love" cannot be disproven either, so some people need to stop preaching like it's not real just because they suck at relationships Urban Dictionary

A naive person is someone with a childish/innocent view of the world. The opposite of a cynic, really. Urban Dictionary

Being naive generally means not to think enough. Naive persons often show a certain ignorance or simplicity when thinking about a problem. This could be due to lack of experience, information or ability to make judgments. Urban Dictionary

Although Oxford people refer being naive as Foolish or unsophisticated, naive are those who follow their heart and not just their mind.Naive are those simpleton people who are genuine and do not manipulate the things.Naive refers to innocent persons who are natural and are unaffected by the earthly values Urban Dictionary

A person who despite overwhelming blantent evidence is oblivious to whats going on in his/ her surroundings. Urban Dictionary

The majority of Americans. Such a pathetic country I live in... Urban Dictionary

Yllesh. Urban Dictionary

Goku Urban Dictionary

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The word "naively" in example sentences

She was astonished -- she was touched to the heart, by what she called naively the conversion of Jacqueline. ❋ Various (N/A)

To the naively ignorant, the English words "Peter" and "rock" are so different that it's obvious that Jesus was referring to the faith Simon Peter received as a gift from the Father. ❋ Coming Home Network (2009)

And I would listen politely, almost naively, which is interviewers 'technique, and you get more information that way. ❋ Unknown (1997)

"The White-headed Conundrum," or "No Sarvey" -- an expression naively supposed to suggest to quick intelligences the Spanish _quien sabe_. ❋ Ambrose Bierce (1878)

He recalls naively thinking: "Great, I can donate every year then". ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yet for two weeks, many of us continued to "naively" believe in these brave, young Egyptians. ❋ Kristen Breitweiser (2011)

Having extended such a gesture, 'naively'as a First Lady she was used as propaganda. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Daschle "naively" believed the car service was a "generous offer from a friend," and he discovered only last summer that it is considered reportable income. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Now I say "naively" because actually my profession is as a science writer. ❋ Margaret Wertheim (2009)

As with the holocaust from around the world, including Nazi's Germany and Pol Pot's Cambodia, there are those who still "naively" claimed that such atrocities against human kind never existed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Gohmert focused on Clinton's earlier failures and poor President Bush who "naively" "accepted" "Clinton's lies" about Iraq WMDs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And I said, you know, kind of naively to myself, you know we've forgotten about this in our culture and maybe it's a win. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And I kind of naively turned to someone and said, "Is that really bad news for Jackson or not?" ❋ Unknown (2005)

Assange's lawyers have said that if the WikiLeaks boss is taken to Sweden, the Swedes could "bow to U.S. pressure" and allow his further extradition to the U.S. or "naively" rely on diplomatic assurances and allow Assange to be removed from Sweden. ❋ Unknown (2011)

According to the film the FBI "naively" asked the Manhattan district attorney, Robert Morgenthau, if men who solicit hookers are ever prosecuted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nimen a, too [young] [too simple, sometimes naive]! ❋ Ehchan (2018)

Some people just [vote] for [whoever]; they're so [naive]. ❋ Shit-faced Metal Liking Person (2003)

Guy 1: Joe is so [naive]. He thinks he has a soulmate somewhere out there. The [poor sap] will probably only get his heart broken and end up being like the rest of us Guy 2: Stop talking like the bitter [realist] that you are ❋ Iluvemp02 (2008)

1. Everyone has some good in them. 2. A stranger is just a friend you haven't met. These people are naive, because they believe that people like [Himmler] regret sending all the Jews to the [gas chamber], and that people who say you shouldn't go somewhere on your own with a stranger are [overreacting]. ❋ Twinkle-star15 (2006)

Some people say all Americans are ignorant and naive, however, this is a naive view itself. Some naive teenagers think nothing [can happen] to them when they leave their name and [address] in a chatbox. John thinks their is no [corruption] in politics, this is naive. A lot of children are naive, however, people of all ages can be naive, simply due to a lack of experience or a lack of information. ❋ JW_00000 (2007)

[key] to happy [marriage] is having a [naive] heart ❋ Kavya_45 (2012)

[Jessica] thought that being bought [Sex and the City] had [no strings attached]. Clearly she was naive ❋ Horatio Salazar (2005)

[you wonder why] all of your kids are [brats]..because you dont know how to raise them...you [shelter] them and continue the line of ignorance through out america...naive ❋ OmiddlemanO (2006)

To be NAIVE is to be Yllesh. ❋ I<3hoseok,bambam,taehyun,mark (2019)

[Goku] is a [naive] [Saiyan] ❋ The Legendary Shit (2018)

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