naïf
1na·ïf
adjective \nä-ˈēf\Definition of NAÏF
: naive
Variants of NAÏF
na·ïf or na·if \nä-ˈēf\
Examples of NAÏF
- <the senator, newly elected and still naïf, will learn soon enough how Washington really works>
Origin of NAÏF
French
First Known Use: 1598
Related to NAÏF
- Synonyms
- aw-shucks, dewy, dewy-eyed, green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naif), primitive, simple, simpleminded, uncritical, unknowing, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
2naïf
nounDefinition of NAÏF
: a naive person
Variants of NAÏF
naïf or naif
First Known Use of NAÏF
1893
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