Naive vs. Foolish
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Difference Between Naive and Foolish
Naiveadjective
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
Foolishadjective
(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
Naiveadjective
Not having been exposed to something.
Foolishadjective
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
Naiveadjective
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
Foolishadjective
devoid of good sense or judgment;
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Naiveadjective
Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.
Foolishadjective
having or revealing stupidity;
ridiculous anserine behaviora dopey answera dopey kidsome fool idea about rewriting authors' booksNaivenoun
A naive person; a greenhorn.
Naiveadjective
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience;
a teenager's naive ignorance of lifethe naive assumption that things can only get betterthis naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearancesNaiveadjective
lacking experience of life;
a callow youth of seventeenNaiveadjective
lacking sophistication
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