| naive | adj naif, terlalu lurus; (of person) naif, terlalu lurus, betul bendul: a ~ remark, kata-kata yg naif; ~ thinking, pemikiran yg terlalu lurus; she’s so ~, she’ll believe anything you say, dia terlalu naif, dia akan mempercayai apa saja yg kamu katakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| naiveté, naivety | n 1. quality, state of being naive, kenaifan; 2. naive action, statement, etc, approp n + /(yg) naif, yg terlalu lurus/: his ~ amused them, perbuatannya yg naif itu menggelikan hati mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| primitive | n 1. painter in the naive style, pelukis yg stailnya primitif; 2. such an artist’s work, lukisan stail primitif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| artless | adj 1. without deceit or guile, naive, lurus, naif: a child’s ~ questions, soalan-soalan lurus seorang anak; a woman who is candid and ~, wanita yg terus terang dan lurus; 2. natural, unpretentious, bersahaja: ~ girlishness, tingkah laku kegadisan-gadisan yg bersahaja; 3. lacking art, skill, tdk mempunyai keindahan seni: an ~ fireplace, perapian yg tdk mempunyai keindahan seni. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jejune | adj (fml) 1. dull, uninteresting, dry, membosankan, menjemukan: ~ lectures, kuliah yg membosankan; 2. naive, childish, masih mentah, belum matang: her ~ remarks on the current political trend, komennya yg masih mentah ttg aliran politik masa kini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wide-eyed | adj 1. terbeliak mata: she watched ~ as the snake slithered towards her, matanya terbeliak melihat ular itu menjalar ke arahnya; 2. naïve, tdk tahu apa-apa: ~ youngsters, budak-budak yg tdk tahu apa-apa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| simple | 5. lowly, biasa: I’m just a ~ farmer, saya cuma petani biasa; of ~ birth, dilahirkan dr keluarga yg sederhana; 6. naive, terlalu lurus: she’s ~ enough to believe anything you say, dia terlalu lurus dan akan mempercayai apa sahaja yg kamu katakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| innocent | adj 1. not guilty, tdk bersalah: the jury found him ~, juri mendapati dia tdk bersalah; be ~ of, tdk melakukan: she was ~ of the crime, dia tdk melakukan jenayah itu; 2. not involved in crime, evil activity, situation, etc, tdk /berdosa, bersalah/: the shot killed an ~ bystander, tembakan itu menyebabkan orang yg tdk berdosa yg berada di tempat kejadian itu mati; 3. a. naive, artless, tdk tahu apa-apa; (of eyes, look, smile, etc) polos: he takes advantage of ~ visitors, dia mengambil kesempatan thdp pelawat-pelawat yg tdk tahu apa-apa; she is ~ in the ways of the world, dia itu tdk tahu apa-apa ttg ragam hidup; she gave him an ~ smile, dia memberikan senyuman polos kepadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | n 1. a. strong belief, that st will happen, jangkaan, menjangka: she has no ~ of getting the job, dia memang tdk menjangka akan mendapat kerja itu; in ~ of, krn menjangka: I brought in the washing in ~ of rain, saya membawa masuk pakaian yg tersidai di ampaian krn menjangka hujan akan turun; b. hope that st will happen or one will get st, harapan: I have abandoned all ~ that the company will break even this year, saya tdk lagi menaruh sebarang harapan syarikat itu akan pulang modal pd tahun ini; 2. (usu in pl) st expected, harapan: she had high ~s for his future, dia mempunyai harapan yg tinggi thdp masa depan anaknya; naive young women with ~s of meeting Mr. Right, gadis-gadis naif yg menaruh harapan akan berjumpa dgn lelaki idaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |