naif

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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Thesaurus

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" naive 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 naïve
also naif or naïf

adjective

1. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:

artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly.

2. Easily imposed on or tricked:

credulous, dupable, easy, exploitable, gullible, susceptible.

noun

A guileless, unsophisticated person:

babe, child, ingénue, innocent.

Idiom: babe in the woods.

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