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1.
a naive or inexperienced person.
adjective
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Naïf
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Also, na·if.
Origin:
< Middle French; masculine of naïve
< Middle French; masculine of naïve
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| naive, naïve or naïf (naɪˈiːv) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. having or expressing innocence and credulity; ingenuous |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): only the naive believed him | |
| 2. | artless or unsophisticated |
| 3. | lacking developed powers of analysis, reasoning, or criticism: a naive argument |
| 4. | another word for primitive |
| —n | |
| 5. | rare See primitive a person who is naive, esp in artistic style |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| naïve, naïve or naïf | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| naïf, naïve or naïf | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif native, spontaneous, from Latin nātīvus | |
| na'ively, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'ïvely, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'ïfly, naïve or naïf | |
| —adv | |
| na'iveness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
| na'ïveness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
| na'ïfness, naïve or naïf | |
| —n | |
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