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Unfamiliar vs Naive - What's the difference?

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Unfamiliar is a related term of naive.


As adjectives the difference between unfamiliar and naive

is that unfamiliar is strange, not familiar while naive is .

As a noun unfamiliar

is an unfamiliar person; a stranger.

unfamiliar

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Strange, not familiar.
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unfamiliar person; a stranger.

    • naive

    English

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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.

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    Derived terms

    * naively * naivete * naivety * naiveness

    Related terms

    * naif *

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