English adjective: naif | |||
| 1. | naif marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | naive | ||
| Similar | childlike, credulous, dewy-eyed, fleeceable, green, gullible, ingenuous, innocent, round-eyed, simple, simple-minded, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed | ||
| See also | credulous, uninformed, unworldly | ||
| Antonyms | sophisticated | ||
English noun: naif | |||
| 1. | naif (person) a naive or inexperienced person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inexperienced person, innocent | ||