Vocab Tadka : Knave Vs Nave Vs Naive (Confusing Words)

Today we will discuss the difference between similar sounding words Knave, Nave & Naive.

Knave

1

(n)

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Type: ‘noun.person’ Synonym: rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet,

2

(n)

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: jack,

3

(n)

a male servant

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Underlying them were such maxims as that of Hume, that in erecting a stable government every citizen must be assumed a knave, and be bound by self-interest to co-operation for the public good.
• It had a knave and chancel and the knave is all that remains.
• The person who drew up the agreement is either a great knave or a great fool.

In present context, Knave also refers to a British Adult Magazine  published by Galaxy Publications.

How to remember : Knave = K+Nave and Naive means trustworthy, innocent…. So, knave is just the opposite of naive. 🙂

 

Nave

1

(n)

The central area of a church – The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Usage : The knave was finally caught in the nave of the church.

Sentence Usage : 

• The main building, consisting of a nave with apsidal end and two aisles.
• The church of All Saints is mentioned in Domesday, and tradition ascribes the building of its nave to King John, while the western side of the tower must be older still.
• The central tower of a church over the intersection of the nave and chancel with the transepts is sometimes called the ” rood tower “; an example is that at Notre Dame at Paris.
  

Naive

1

(a)

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience Type: ‘adj.all’ ; Synonym: naif, Usage: ‘a teenager’s naive ignorance of life’

2

(s)

of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style Type: ‘adj.all’  Synonym: primitive,

3

(s)

inexperienced Type: ‘adj.all’

4

(s)

lacking information or instruction Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: unenlightened, uninstructed,

5

(s)

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience Type: ‘adj.all’  Synonym: uninitiate, uninitiated,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• When she was young and naive, she had dreamed of such a job.
• It sounds like some English gothic—a naive waif married off to tyrannical older man who holds her hostage in a golden cage and beats her into submission!
• Oh, so you are still naive enough to hope he’ll stick around.

How to Remember : sounds as “naya”, some one who is new is inexperienced….

 

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