Oct 18, 2020 · naive or ingenuous. noun a naive or ingenuous person. It is true that the first word derive from the French word that is the feminine word of naïf, but from the dictionary I get they …

naïve is the correct and official spelling/writing but naive is accepted, mostly because people can't be bothered putting the two dots on the i. – user29418 Commented Jan 11, 2017 at 3:01

Naive people are likely to be trusting or unsophisticated. Essentially, ignorance is a lack of knowledge or education. Naivety is a lack of experience and wisdom. Someone who makes …

Jan 2, 2014 · 'Naive' is the opposite of 'cynical'. If you are naive, that may imply that you are ignorant of certain facts (like expectations of poor behavior of certain people) or it could mean …

I understand why naïve is spelled with two dots, and that those dots are called a diaeresis. What I do not understand is whether the use of a diaeresis is legal in English; is it?

Nov 7, 2018 · Although I am unsure, this pronunciation seems to come back to the english appropriation of the foreign word. For those who don’t know, naive requires a dieresis from the …

Apr 2, 2016 · Secondly, "naive" is not normally used as a noun in English. Since English is very fluid in its parts of speech, you will be understood if you say "the naives", but it is not idiomatic, …

The origin of "naive" is the French word "naïve". (Notice that the French "naïve" is italicized) As a French word, it is spelled naïve or naïf. (French adjectives have grammatical gender; naïf is …

Oct 12, 2012 · Is it spelt “naïve” or “naive”? Merriam-Webster lists both spellings without any comment on validity / usage. The second variant seems to be the French original, and the …

Dec 20, 2018 · It's of French origin, if that helps. I don't speak French myself. Word Origin for naive. C7: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin …