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Webster 1913 Edition


Naif

Na′ïfˊ

([GREEK]; formerly [GREEK])
,
Adj.
[F.
naïf
. See
Naïve
.]
1.
Having a true natural luster without being cut; – applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
2.
Naïve;
as, a
naïf
remark
.
London Spectator.