naif - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'naif' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Naif

[ a.]

- Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
- Naive; as, a naif remark.

1 . naif

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

Example in sentence:

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

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