Both Uses of
naive
in
Jane Eyre
- Of her daughters, the eldest, Amy, was rather little: naive, and child-like in face and manner, and piquant in form; her white muslin dress and blue sash became her well.†
Chpt 17 *
- "Do you think you shall like Morton?" she asked of me, with a direct and naive simplicity of tone and manner, pleasing, if child-like.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(naive) lacking experience or sophistication, and the understanding that comes from them -- often too trusting or optimistic