Naive vs Aware - What's the difference?
naive | aware |
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Conscious or having knowledge of something.
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As adjectives the difference between naive and aware
is that naive is lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated while aware is vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.naive
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(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.
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* naively * naivete * naivety * naivenessAnagrams
* ----aware
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Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware , is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}