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View usage for: (næf) Word forms: comparative naffer, superlative naffest1. adjectiveIf you say that something is naff, you mean it is very unfashionable or unsophisticated. [British, informal] The music's really naff. ...naff 'his and hers' matching outfits. Synonyms: bad, poor, inferior, worthless More Synonyms of naff (næf) adjective British slang inferior; in poor taste Derived forms naffness (ˈnaffness) noun Word origin C19: perhaps back slang for fan, short for fanny (næf) adjective British, Slang1. inferior in quality or condition 2. tasteless or unfashionable Examples of 'naff' in a sentencenaff He thought it was a bit naff.They thought it was cool but it was a bit naff.The red detail is a bit naff.It sounds a bit naff but beauty comes from confidence.Fake wood floors are a bit naff as well.All that is strictly bridal and a bit naff.What else is a bit naff?It does sound a bit naff.Isn't it slightly naff to match your art to your sofa?Who thinks they're in the cool gang but is actually rather naff?And he suffers for his beliefs, in a slightly naff way.Music was a bit naff, like playing the flute or something.It's just a bit greedy and a bit naff.But isn't the town a bit naff?But is it really naff?The idea is not to find something naff, it is to identify a present entirely lacking in utility and without any redeeming feature.Last year he bought me a huge bunch of flowers but they were overpriced and really naff, with crystals sewn into the roses.The effect was akin to a slightly naff, nostalgic disco, with the fun factor turned up to ten.What detail there was would now be considered rather naff, so the key is to keep things simple, making the most of clean lines and open spaces. British English: naff / næf/ ADJECTIVE If you say that something is naff, you mean it is very unfashionable or unsophisticated. The music's really naff. - American English: tacky
- Arabic: قَدِيـمُ الْطّرَازِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cafona
- Chinese: 不时髦的
- Croatian: staromodan
- Czech: nevkusný
- Danish: slem
- Dutch: waardeloos
- European Spanish: hortera
- Finnish: typerä
- French: naze
- German: blöd
- Greek: κακόγουστος
- Italian: grottesco
- Japanese: 趣味が悪い
- Korean: 구식의
- Norwegian: dårlig
- Polish: niegustowny
- European Portuguese: parolo
- Romanian: demodat
- Russian: безвкусный вид и манеры
- Latin American Spanish: inútil
- Swedish: värdelös
- Thai: ซึ่งขาดรสนิยม
- Turkish: salaş
- Ukrainian: нікудишній
- Vietnamese: không hợp thời trang
Definition in poor taste (British, slang) This music is really naff. Synonyms pants (slang) shabby low-quality substandard for the birds (informal) crappy (slang) valueless poxy (slang) piss-poor (slang) chickenshit (US, slang) strictly for the birds (informal) twopenny-halfpenny bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Opposites fine , excellent , superior , first-class , exceptional , high-quality , first-rate Additional synonymsDefinition broken or useless A couple of duff tracks prevent this being a masterpiece. Synonyms bad, poor, useless, pathetic, inferior, worthless, unsatisfactory, defective, deficient, imperfect, substandard, low-rent (informal), poxy (slang), pants (informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Definition of poor quality These recordings are of inferior quality. Synonyms substandard, bad, poor, mean, worse, poorer, pants (informal), flawed, rotten (informal), dire, indifferent, duff (British, informal), mediocre, second-class, deficient, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy, low-grade, unsound, downmarket, low-rent (informal), for the birds (informal), wretched, two-bit (slang), crappy (slang), no great shakes (informal), poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), not much cop (British, slang), tinhorn (US, slang), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), of a sort or of sorts, strictly for the birds (informal), end-of-the-pier (British, informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) undrinkable low-grade wine Synonyms inferior, bad, poor, duff (informal), not good enough, second-rate, substandard, low-rent (informal, US), two-bit (US, Canadian, slang), poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), not up to snuff (informal), tinhorn (US, slang), of a sort or of sorts, bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) - nabob
- nadir
- naevus
- naff
- nag
- nagging
- naiad
Additional synonymsDefinition disappointing or disagreeable The meal was very poor.He was a poor actor. Synonyms inferior, unsatisfactory, mediocre, second-rate, sorry, weak, pants (informal), rotten (informal), faulty, feeble, worthless, shabby, shoddy, low-grade, below par, substandard, low-rent (informal), for the birds (informal, old-fashioned), crappy (slang), valueless, no great shakes (informal, old-fashioned), rubbishy, poxy (slang), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), not much cop (British, slang), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), strictly for the birds (informal, old-fashioned), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) some old rubbishy cop movie Synonyms trashy, cheap, worthless, paltry, shoddy, tawdry, tatty, throwaway, valueless, gimcrack, twopenny, brummagem, twopenny-halfpenny Definition not of the highest quality another second-rate politician Synonyms inferior, mediocre, poor, cheap, pants (slang), commonplace, tacky (informal), shoddy, low-grade, tawdry, low-quality, substandard, low-rent (informal), (strictly) for the birds (informal), two-bit (slang), end-of-the-pier (British, informal), no great shakes (informal), cheap and nasty (informal), rubbishy, dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), not much cop (British, slang), tinhorn (US, slang), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Definition of poor quality I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service. Synonyms inferior, poor, second-rate, cheap, tacky (informal), tawdry, tatty, trashy, low-rent (informal), slipshod, cheapo (informal), rubbishy, junky (informal), cheap-jack (informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) I was watching some trashy TV show. Synonyms worthless, cheap, inferior, shabby, flimsy, shoddy, tawdry, tinsel, thrown together, crappy (slang), meretricious, rubbishy, poxy (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), catchpenny, brummagem, cheap-jack (informal), of a sort or of sorts Definition without value or usefulness This piece of old junk is totally worthless. Synonyms valueless, poor, miserable, trivial, trifling, paltry, trashy, measly (informal), wretched, two a penny (informal), rubbishy, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (vulgar, slang), a dime a dozen, nugatory, chickenshit (US, slang), negligible |