naive

/naɪˈiv/

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Adjective
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"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
inexperienced
Adjective Satellite
lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened as to the laws"
Adjective Satellite
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"