Both Uses of
naive
in
Babbitt
- But when they did talk they slipped into the naive intimacy of college days.†
Chpt 11 *
- In matrimonial geography the distance between the first mute recognition of a break and the admission thereof is as great as the distance between the first naive faith and the first doubting.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(naive) lacking experience or sophistication, and the understanding that comes from them -- often too trusting or optimistic