NAÏF
\nˈaiːf], \nˈaiːf], \n_ˈa_iː_f]\
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nä-[=e]f', NAÃVE, nä-[=e]v', adj. with natural or unaffected simplicity, esp. in thought, manners, or speech: artless: ingenuous.--adv. NAÃVE'LY.--n. NAÃVETÉ (nä-[=e]v-t[=a]'), natural simplicity and unreservedness of thought, manner, or speech. [Fr. naïf, fem, naïve--L. nativus, native--nasci, natus, to be born.]
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Platidiam
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