naif
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The highfalutin parallel is to “Candide,” the classic 18th century novel about a naif who endures the horrors of civilization: chaos, selfishness, disease and destruction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
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
At times sweet naif, at times screaming banshee, she seems not quite human, like the strange half-duck/half-dog creature that follows her around the scientist’s house.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
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
Yet the old fellow was so naif and direct that his speech left no evil taste.
From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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