naiv
naive; simple; unsophisticated
English translations
- 01
naive
- 02
callow
- 03
naive
- 04
jejune
- 05
credulous
Word details
- German meaning
- Naiv bedeutet, dass jemand unschuldig und leichtgläubig ist, oft aufgrund von mangelnder Erfahrung.
- English meaning
- Naive
- Synonym
- ahnungslos, einfältig
- German example
- Er ist sehr naiv und glaubt alles, was man ihm erzählt.
- English example
- He is very naive and believes everything he is told.
- Comparative
- naiverSuperlative: am naivsten
Related words
- Naivling
naive person
- Naivling
simpleton
- Naivität
naiveness
- Naivität
naivety
- Naivität
naivety
- Naivling
A naive, gullible person who is easily taken advantage of.
- guileless
naiv
- einfältig
naive
- grünschnäblig
naive
- unbedarft
naive
- Simpel
Simpleton
- kindlich
Childlike
- Milchmädchen
A milkmaid is a young woman who sells milk or deals with dairy products; also, a naive, innocent person.
- grossäugig
Wide-eyed
- Schafsnase
Simpleton, gullible person
- Tünnes
Tünnes (a Cologne carnival figure)
- Einfältigkeit
simplicity, naivety
- Arglosigkeit
guilelessness, innocence
- Dummchen
bimbo
- Löli
Idiot, fool
- einfältig
Simple-minded
- rosarot
Rose-tinted
- arglos
unsuspecting, naive
- gutgläubig
gullible
- Grünschnabel
Greenhorn, rookie
- treudoof
"Treudoof" describes a person who is naive and gullible, often in a negative sense, as they are easily deceived and manipulated.
- Dummerchen
Silly girl, Little fool
- Spatzeck
Spatzeck is a colloquial, derogatory term for an insignificant person or a person who is considered stupid or naive.
- nicht auf der Brennsuppe dahergeschwommen sein
The idiom means that someone is not stupid or naive, but has enough experience and knowledge.
- Kindermund
Child's mouth
- Doofi
Doofi is a derogatory term for a stupid or naive person.
- Gutmenschentum
"Gutmenschentum" is a derogatory term for behavior driven by the desire to be morally good, but often perceived as naive, exaggerated, or hypocritical.
- belächeln
to smile at condescendingly
- grünschnäblig
greenhorn, inexperienced
- unkritisch
Uncritical
- blauäugig
naive
- unbedarft
Naive
- großäugig
Wide-eyed means having large eyes, often in the sense of being naive, innocent, or amazed.
- unschuldsvoll
Innocently
- vertrauensselig
Trusting means that someone is very gullible and quickly trusts other people, often without sufficient caution.
- weltfremd
Out of touch
- Einfalt
Simplicity
- treuherzig
Ingenuous, artless
- Einfaltspinsel
Simpleton
- Gutmensch
do-gooder, bleeding heart (often derogatory)
Example sentences with “naiv”
Es war naiv von mir, das zu glauben. (It was naive of me to believe that.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun form of 'naiv'?
The noun form is 'die Naivität'.