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naif

[nah-eef] Origin

na·ïf

[nah-eef]
noun
1.
a naive or inexperienced person.
adjective

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Naif is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Also, na·if.


Origin:
< Middle French; masculine of naïve
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naif
1598, from Fr. naïf, lit. "naive" (see naive). As a noun, first attested 1893.
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