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naif |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Naif \Na"["i]f`\ (?; formerly ?), a. [F. na["i]f. See {Na["i]ve}.] 1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 2. Na["i]ve; as a na["i]f remark. --London Spectator. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: naif adj : marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" [syn: {naive}] [ant: {sophisticated}]
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