Amiable vs Naive - What's the difference?
amiable | naive |
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper; kindhearted; which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
As adjectives the difference between amiable and naive
is that amiable is friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas while naive is lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.amiable
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(en adjective)Usage notes
* See (amicable).Synonyms
* likableDerived terms
() * amiability * amiableness * amiablyExternal links
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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.
