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Bookmark or Share- diacritics - Two dots on the "i" instead of one? - English Language ...The origin of "naive" is the French word "naïve". (Notice that the French "naïve" is italicized) As a French word, it is spelled naïve or naïf. (French adjectives have grammatical gender; naïf is used with masculine nouns while naive is used with feminine nouns.) The two dots above the "i" are called diaeresis. As an unitalicized English ...
- Is the diaeresis legal in “naïve”? - English Language & Usage ...I understand why naïve is spelled with two dots, and that those dots are called a diaeresis. What I do not understand is whether the use of a diaeresis is legal in English; is it?
- A word for a worldly wise person who pretends to be naïve?Depending on the context, you could consider hustler.This is the exact and precise word to use if someone is playing pool for money: they pretend to barely know the game, even lose a few small bets to you, then make a big bet and win dramatically.
- What is the practical difference between “ignorant” and “naïve”?'Naive' is the opposite of 'cynical'. If you are naive, that may imply that you are ignorant of certain facts (like expectations of poor behavior of certain people) or it could mean that you think the best of people. One may be ignorant of algorithms for extracting roots of numbers, but tat doesn't translate to naivete. –
- "Naïve" vs "Ignorant" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeNaive people are likely to be trusting or unsophisticated. Essentially, ignorance is a lack of knowledge or education. Naivety is a lack of experience and wisdom. Someone who makes inappropriate comments would more likely be described as ignorant. Someone who thinks that bad things only happen to bad people would be described as naive.
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