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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.

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