Naive vs. Foolish — What's the Difference?

Simple and guileless; artless

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise

Unsuspecting or credulous

Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly

Showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgment

Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous

Not previously subjected to experiments

Embarrassed; abashed

Not having previously taken or received a particular drug

Insignificant; trivial

One who is artless, credulous, or uncritical.

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Not having been exposed to something.

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

(of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.

Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.

Intuitive; designed to follow the way ordinary people approach a problem.

Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

A naive person; a greenhorn.

Devoid of good sense or judgment;

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks.

Having or revealing stupidity;

Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians.

Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience;

Lacking experience of life;

Lacking sophistication