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naif

adjective noun

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

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4
Starts with
N
Ends with
F
Contains
AI
Scrabble score
7

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adjective

  1. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

    “a teenager's naive ignorance of life”

noun

  1. a naive or inexperienced person

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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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