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na·ïf
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nɑˈif
/
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[
nah-
eef
]
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noun
1.
a naive or inexperienced person.
adjective
2.
naive.
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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.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
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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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