na·ive or na·ïve 
/nɑˈi:v, naɪˈi:v/ adjective
/nɑˈi:v, naɪˈi:v/ adjective [more naive; most naive] : having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge : innocent or simple
▪ a naive belief that all people are good ▪ a naive view of the world ▪ She asked a lot of naive questions. ▪ He's politically naive. = He's naive about the nature of politics. ▪ I was young and naive at the time, and I didn't think anything bad could happen to me. ▪ The plan seems a little naive. ▪ If you're naive enough to believe him, you'll believe anyone. ▪ We're not naive to the fact [=we're not unaware of the fact] that there are problems with the system.
▪ a naive belief that all people are good ▪ a naive view of the world ▪ She asked a lot of naive questions. ▪ He's politically naive. = He's naive about the nature of politics. ▪ I was young and naive at the time, and I didn't think anything bad could happen to me. ▪ The plan seems a little naive. ▪ If you're naive enough to believe him, you'll believe anyone. ▪ We're not naive to the fact [=we're not unaware of the fact] that there are problems with the system.
— na·ive·ly or na·ïve·ly adverb
▪ I naively believed that we could fix the problem.
▪ I naively believed that we could fix the problem.
— na·ïve·té also na·ive·te or na·ive·té /nɑˌi:vˈteɪ, naɪˌi:vˈteɪ/ noun [noncount]
▪ political naïveté
/nɑˌi:vˈteɪ, naɪˌi:vˈteɪ/ noun [noncount] ▪ political naïveté
— na·ive·ty also na·ïve·ty /nɑˈi:vəti, naɪˈi:vəti/ noun [noncount] chiefly Brit
▪ political naïvety
/nɑˈi:vəti, naɪˈi:vəti/ noun [noncount] chiefly Brit ▪ political naïvety
