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naif

[nah-eef] / nɑˈif /


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One of the greatest tragedies of the Messenger is a hypothetical left unfulfilled: What could someone who wasn’t a complete naïf have done with a $50 million investment in a media company?

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2024

Its deft scrappy aesthetic, applied to a modern symptom like the Powerball, winks at the stereotype of the outsider artist as visionary naïf.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Efron embodies all of these contradictions in his performance as Kevin, a naïf who becomes too familiar with life’s cruelties.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

When the former heel of “The View” broached the topic near the top of her new podcast’s third episode the naïf in me wondered if he’d answered those questions.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023

“Ah, il est naïf, le petit,” she commented.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis




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