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1naïf

adjective na·ïf \nä-ˈēf\

Definition of NAÏF

:  naive

Variants of NAÏF

na·ïf or na·if \nä-ˈēf\
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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

Rhymes with NAÏF

bay leaf, belief, crew chief, debrief, drop leaf, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, gold leaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, massif, motif, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, shinleaf, sneak thief, Tallchief

2naïf

noun

Definition of NAÏF

:  a naive person

Variants of NAÏF

naïf or naif

First Known Use of NAÏF

1893

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. naïf
  2. faux-naïf
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