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naïf

adj
/nɑːˈiːf/

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf. Doublet of native and neif.

  1. borrowed from naïf

Definitions

  1. Naive.

    • Doenitz was naïf to assume that England would have stood idly by while Germany built up her U-boat force to four figures; but it was true enough that the German Navy was unprepared for a submarine war.

  2. One who is naive.

    • Now I could see there was no real rogue here, but a naïf who thought that world would always turn for him.
    • On “Fearless,” Swift sharpened her lyrical specificity, using proper nouns and detailed renderings of conversations and experiences to create an indelible image of Taylor Swift, the savvy naïf.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA