Naif

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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,
     yokel