Niave or naive?
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Correct spelling: naive. Misspelling: niave.
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Memory tip
A before I: n-A-I-ve.
Why people write “niave”
The misspelling “niave” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of A and I.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make naive automatic.
What does “naive” mean?
naive adjective
- marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
“a teenager's naive ignorance of life”
Synonyms:naif
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
“primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking”
Synonyms:primitive
- inexperienced
- lacking information or instruction
“lamentably unenlightened as to the laws”
Synonyms:uninstructedunenlightened
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Naive” in a sentence
- It was naive to trust him.
- A teenager's naive ignorance of life.
- Primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking.
- Lamentably unenlightened as to the laws.
Is “naive” a playable word?
8 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“niave” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from NAIVE.