This is the 2220th most frequent Dutch word.
naïef
Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent or gullible.
'Naïef' is used to describe someone lacking experience or judgment.
Ze was te naïef om te begrijpen dat de aanbieding te mooi was om waar te zijn.
She was too naive to understand that the offer was too good to be true.
'Naïef' illustrates a statement reflecting an overly simplistic or unrealistic perspective.
Het is naïef om te denken dat dit probleem vanzelf zal verdwijnen.
It is naive to think that this problem will disappear on its own.
'Naïviteit' here refers to a quality of enthusiasm and simplicity that may lack complexity.