naïf

/na.if/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. naive

Similar words

crédule

Close synonyms for "gullible, naive."

innocent

Close synonyms for "naive, innocent."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ingenuo

ingenuo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "naive."

Practice

1 What does naïf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il est un peu ___ pour son âge.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches naïf?

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