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naive

na-ive′

,

na-ïve′

(nä-ēv′)

,

Adj.

[F.

naïf

, fem.

naïve

, fr. L.

nativus

innate, natural, native. See

, and cf.

.]

1.

Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank;

as,

naïve

manners; a

naïve

person;

naïve

and unsophisticated remarks.