Amateur vs Naive - What's the difference?
amateur | naive |
A lover (of) something.
* 2006 , John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine , University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
Non-professional.
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
As adjectives the difference between amateur and naive
is that amateur is non-professional while naive is lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.As a noun amateur
is a lover {{term|of}} something.amateur
English
(wikipedia amateur)Noun
(en noun)- he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
- She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Derived terms
* radio amateurSynonyms
* dilettante * bunglerAdjective
(en adjective)- amateur sports
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Derived terms
* amateur hour * amateur nightExternal links
* * ----naive
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- Surely you're not naive enough to believe adverts!
- I've always liked the naive way in which he ignores all the background detail.