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Inexperience vs Naive - What's the difference?

inexperience | naive |

As a noun inexperience

is inexperience.

As an adjective naive is

.

inexperience

English

Noun

(-)
  • A lack of experience
    • I failed to get the job due to inexperience.

    Antonyms

    * experienced

    Derived terms

    * inexperienced

    naive

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
    • Surely you're not naive enough to believe adverts!
  • (of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
    • I've always liked the naive way in which he ignores all the background detail.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * naively * naivete * naivety * naiveness

    Related terms

    * naif *

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