1. A written or literary work characterized by a lack of sophistication, critical awareness, or worldly experience; text that shows innocence or simplicity in its approach or content
The student's essay was a naive text that lacked critical analysis.
O ensaio do aluno era um texto ingênuo que carecia de análise crítica.
2. In linguistics or textual analysis, a text taken at face value without deeper contextual or theoretical interpretation
Reading the document as a naive text without considering its historical context misses important nuances.
Ler o documento como um texto ingênuo sem considerar seu contexto histórico perde nuances importantes.