naif
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na·if
or na·ïf (nī-ēf′, nä-)adj. & n.
Variants of naive.
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naïf
(naɪˈiːf)adj, n
a less common word for naive
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na•if
or na•ïf
(nɑˈif)n.
1. a naive or inexperienced person.
adj. 2. naive.
[1590–1600; < Middle French; masculine of naive]
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| Noun | 1. | naif - a naive or inexperienced person inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil |
| Adj. | 1. | naif - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" credulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous" uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public" unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney |
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naive
or naïvealso naif or naïf
adjective
1. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:
2. Easily imposed on or tricked:
A guileless, unsophisticated person:
Idiom: babe in the woods.
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