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naif

[nah-eef] / nɑˈif /


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He trusts his naif with more agency, and so “Pillion” is freer to play its insults for laughs.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

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

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

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2022

This explains why the pursuit of science, so long as it remains superficial, is not incompatible with the most naif sort of religious faith.

From Damn! A Book of Calumny by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)




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