All 7 Uses
naive
in
A Gesture Life
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- I was naive.†
p. 60.1
- I appreciated her gentle, laconic manner and understanding mien toward my youth and naivety.†
p. 111.4 *
- But of course I was over-hopeful and naive, and should have known that he or she would likely be the product of a much less dignified circumstance, a night's wanton encounter between a GI and a local bar girl.†
p. 204.5
- And if this hope was most egregiously naive and sentimental, which it no doubt was, I only wished for myself that I could bear whatever burdens might fall to me, that I might remain steadfast in my duty and uphold my responsibilities and not waver under any circumstance, and by whatever measure.†
p. 229.4
- This may sound ludicrous, and even execrable under the circumstances, but I was youthful and naive enough that I possessed much more of a kind of hard focusing than any circumspection, which one may argue has remained with me for my whole life.†
p. 239.9
- Although it was the most naive and vacant of notions to think that anyone would willingly give herself to such a fate, like everyone else I had assumed the girls had indeed been "volunteers," as they were always called.†
p. 250.7
- I'm not so naive as to be ignorant of how you must feel about things.†
p. 281.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(naive) lacking experience or sophistication, and the understanding that comes from them -- often too trusting or optimistic
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)