naïf
or na·if
a naive or inexperienced person.
Origin of naïf
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How to use naïf in a sentence
In her telling, she was, until just five years ago, a complete naif about climate change.
Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing | Michael Signer | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCole, who once served as a special counsel investigating the House Bank scandal, is no political naif.
For three and a half decades, Naif oversaw the ministry of the interior, which brutally repressed liberals and dissidents.
Saudi newspapers demanded an investigation, but it was Naif who ordered an end to all editorials on the subject.
Prince Naif’s War On Saudi Liberals And How Obama Is Abetting The Crackdown | David Keyes | November 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ascent of Naif spells the death of reform and human rights in Saudi Arabia.
Prince Naif’s War On Saudi Liberals And How Obama Is Abetting The Crackdown | David Keyes | November 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Of course you should really go to the theological seminary and establish this naif intuitive mysticism upon a disciplined basis.
Where the Blue Begins | Christopher MorleyTheir naif delight at the varied skill of the riders was most charming to witness.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. | Hermann Pckler-MuskauBeing a lump of simplicity, his sceptism was as naif as his enthusiasm.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles ReadeI was laboriously 'graceful;' and sported my 'naif sensibility' till it was any thing but naif.
Discipline | Mary BruntonStrange enough, and I confess it with naif delight, I did not feel at all afraid.
Paris under the Commune | John Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for naïf
/ (naɪˈiːf) /
a less common word for naive
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