naively
/nɒˈivli/nah-EEV-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/nɑˈivli/nah-EEV-lee
Meaningin a naive way
Common meaning: innocently, without experience
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- nato be bornLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1187 (approximate) · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from naive + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), NAIVE, p.387 · scan
Roots
- nāscor, nātus Latin “to be born”
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