naif

na·if

or na·ïf N0004600 (nī-ēf′, nä-)adj. & n. Variants of naive.

naïf

(naɪˈiːf) adj, n a less common word for naive

na•if

or na•ïf

(nɑˈif)

n. 1. a naive or inexperienced person. adj. 2. naive. [1590–1600; < Middle French; masculine of naive]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	naif - a naive or inexperienced personinexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil
Adj.	1.	naif - 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"naivecredulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

naive

or naïve
also naif or naïf
adjective1. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly.2. Easily imposed on or tricked:credulous, dupable, easy, exploitable, gullible, susceptible.nounA guileless, unsophisticated person:babe, child, ingénue, innocent.Idiom: babe in the woods.

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NAIF➣National Association of Investment Fiduciaries (advocacy group)

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noun a naive or inexperienced person

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adj marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

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