Hi! I have chosen to write a definition on the word “naive”.
Parenthetical definition
For Amy to believe when her father says that he will quit drinking makes her very naive.
Sentence definition
Term: Naive
Class: Quality
Distinguishing Features: A person or an action which depicts a lack of experience, judgement, or intelligence.
Expanded definition
The term naive originates from the mid 17th century from the french word naïve, the feminine of naïf stemming from the Latin word nativus meaning “native, natural”. Naive is a synonym for impressionable, unsuspecting, and pushover. It is an adjective often used to portray someone who is young with little experience in life, who therefore is “too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth” and that most people’s intentions are generally good.
Visual
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References
Naive | Definition of naive in English by Oxford Dictionaries. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/naive
NAIVE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/naive
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