No. 14,694 in German
naivsten
Superlative form of "naiv" meaning "most naive."
In a sentence
Das war der naivsten Wunsch, den ich je gehört habe.
That was the most naive wish I have ever heard.
Here, 'naivsten' is used as the superlative form of 'naiv', describing the wish with the highest degree of naivety.
In einer naivsten Annahme gingen wir davon aus, dass alles einfach sein würde.
In a most naive assumption, we assumed everything would be simple.
Here, 'naivsten' is used attributively before a noun, enhancing 'Annahme' (assumption) to describe its quality of being naive in the highest form.
Selbst in den naivsten Träumen hätte ich das nicht erwarten können.
Even in the most naive dreams, I could not have expected that.
Here, 'naivsten' functions to qualify 'Träumen' (dreams), emphasizing their extreme naivety in a hypothetical context.
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