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naif

[nah-eef] / nɑˈif /


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Even at 78, he remained the wonderstruck naif with a goodness so powerful it could transport all of us into another dimension.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

When he decided to tell the government to go pound sand, he was not some naif who hadn't been in government before and didn't know the rules.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023

Bale’s performance is particularly hard to parse: It’s no surprise that he can so completely submerge his British accent to play a streetwise naif, but the accent and characterization become distractions.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

Efron’s version of Chickie is an easily swayed naif, which is how one thing leads to another.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

To all these naif little souls, Joffre seemed like St. George crushing the dragon.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter




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