Define the word naif"Naif" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.
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2. Na["i]ve; as, a na["i]f remark. --London Spectator.
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"naif" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
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]
"naif" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "naif":
babe, boob, child, child of nature, chump, cinch, credulous person,
cull, dove, dupe, easy mark, easy pickings, fall guy, fish, fool,
gobe-mouches, greener, greenhorn, greeny, gudgeon, gull, hick,
infant, ingenue, innocent, lamb, leadpipe cinch, lout, mere child,
monkey, noble savage, oaf, patsy, pigeon, plaything, prize sap,
pushover, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, simple soul, sitting duck,
stooge, sucker, toy, trusting soul, unsophisticate, victim,
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