What is the meaning of naif?

noun

  • A naive or inexperienced person.

adjective

  • Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.
    • usage: "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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