About The Word Naif

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Naif to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Naif definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Naif

Naif Meaning & Definition
Naif Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Naif?

[adj] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Naif: childlike | credulous | dewy-eyed | fleeceable | green | gullible | ignorant | inexperienced | ingenuous | innocent | naive | simple | simple-minded | unsophisticated | unworldly | wide-eyed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Naif: babe | boob | child | child of nature | chump | cinch | credulous person | cull | dove | dupe | easy mark | easy pickings | fall guy | fish | fool | gobe-mouches | greener | greenhorn | greeny | gudgeon | gull | hick | infant | ingenue | innocent | lamb | leadpipe cinch | lout | mere child | monkey | noble savage | oaf | patsy | pigeon | plaything | prize sap | pushover | rube | sap | saphead | schlemiel | simple soul | sitting duck | stooge | sucker | toy | trusting soul | unsophisticate | victim | yokel

See Also | uninformed

Naif In Webster's Dictionary

\Na"["i]f`\ (?; formerly ?), a. [F. na["i]f. See {Na["i]ve}.] 1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 2. Na["i]ve; as, a na["i]f remark. --London Spectator.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Brain disease ‐ any disorder or disease of…
  • Moving stairway ‐ a stairway whose steps move continuously on a…
  • Porkchop ‐ chop cut…
  • Bain-marie ‐ a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be…
  • Unflappable ‐ not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm…
  • Staple ‐ (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant…
  • Petalled ‐ of flowers;…
  • Mononucleosis ‐ an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes…
  • Eggs ‐ oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen)…
  • Pansinusitis ‐ inflammation of all of the…