Synonyms for naively

Grammar : Adv

Spell : nah-eev

Phonetic Transcription : nɑˈiv

Définition of naively

Origin : 1650s, "natural, simple, artless," from French naïve, fem. of naïf, from Old French naif "naive, natural, genuine; just born; foolish, innocent; unspoiled, unworked" (13c.), from Latin nativus "not artificial," also "native, rustic," literally "born, innate, natural" (see native (adj.)). Related: Naively.

adv childishly

Example sentences :

"Because I've been out," she said naively and laughed again.
Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace

He was naively earnest as he told us of his coming conquest.
Extract from : « The White Invaders » by Raymond King Cummings

"But I might not be always quite right, you know," she said naively.
Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

Afterward Nan confessed, naively, that she ought to have known he was her Uncle Henry.
Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr

He showed off his charms before her as naively as a cock-grouse.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

"That's just what I've often thought myself," said Phyllis naively.
Extract from : « The Rose Garden Husband » by Margaret Widdemer

He is grossly ignorant of life and naively curious about love.
Extract from : « Mental Efficiency » by Arnold Bennett

John Hanks naively observes, that "happiness was the end of life with him."
Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon

This,” he says naively enough, “I have not been able to prove.
Extract from : « Mythical Monsters » by Charles Gould

He was astonished, naively, and he suffered from her antipathy to them.
Extract from : « The Red Lily, Complete » by Anatole France

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