"naïf" meaning in English

See naïf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɑːˈiːf/ Forms: more naïf [comparative], most naïf [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːf Etymology: Borrowed from French naïf. Doublet of native and neif. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|naïf}} French naïf, {{doublet|en|native|neif}} Doublet of native and neif Head templates: {{en-adj}} naïf (comparative more naïf, superlative most naïf)
  1. Naive. Derived forms: semi-naïf
    Sense id: en-naïf-en-adj-HCeJYIc4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naif

Noun

IPA: /nɑːˈiːf/ Forms: naïfs [plural]
Rhymes: -iːf Etymology: Borrowed from French naïf. Doublet of native and neif. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|naïf}} French naïf, {{doublet|en|native|neif}} Doublet of native and neif Head templates: {{en-noun}} naïf (plural naïfs)
  1. One who is naive. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who is naive): naivulo (Esperanto), naïf (French), נָאִיבִי (na'ívi) [masculine] (Hebrew), ingenuo (Italian), наи́вный (naívnyj) [masculine] (Russian), наивчина [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), абдал [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), naivčina [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), abdal [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ingenuo (Spanish), saf (Turkish), naif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-naïf-en-noun-bq01WvoN Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naif

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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