From c. 1200 as "covered with grass or foliage." From early 14c. of fruit or vegetables, "unripe, immature;" and of persons, "of tender age, youthful, immature, inexperienced;" hence "gullible, immature with regard to judgment" (c. 1600). From mid-13c. in reference to the skin or...
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Synonyms for NAIVE: innocent, inexperienced, simple, unsophisticated, immature, ingenuous, uncritical, trustful; Antonyms of NAIVE: sophisticated, cynical, experienced, worldly, knowing, skeptical, cosmopolitan, critical
The English language is notoriously difficult to get to grips with. Sure, you can master the basic range of vocabulary to successfully order yourself a portion of fish and chips, but a complex spelling system and seemingly nonexistent rules of pronunciation make sounding like a local a little m...
“War of the Worlds” prior to my class. The new knowledge opened a world of skepticism for me. Even today, I remember thinking back then, “How can people be so gullible? So stupid? Why didn’t they just change the channel to another station to verify what was going on? To get a...
Spiritualism, the popular belief that we can communicate with the spirits of the dead, was waning at the time of the article. Magician Harry Houdini, annoyed by fakers using tricks to defraud the gullible, devoted much time todebunking psychics and mediumsin the 1920s until his death in 1926...
Nonsense comes to mind, favorites list wildly in my head, abstract words, pictures and well quite frankly, silly, foolish, nonsense, gullible, fruitless banter crashes on the sides of my grey matter, jingle jangling in silly thoughts and wondrous Fourth of July Fireworks. Through space and ti...
Now he spends his time conning the gullible with pure, vinified bullshit. Nice one, Tony. Leave a comment Posted inUncategorized Vertical: Rex Pickett book review Posted onMay 24, 2017|Leave a comment So this is a book by someone who’s previously written a successful wine-related road-tri...
And each time I travel, I’m reminded about how beautiful the world is, howdiversethe world is, and how similar we all are – all of us humans, busily making lives and earning livings in whatever little patch of earth we call home. In the end, no matter what we do or don’t do...
Children are naïve and gullible and are vulnerable to advertiser 's enticements. They lack independent judgment and experience. The line between the children 's shows and commercials is fading Is the strategy of selling to parents by convincing the children a fair one?