naïf
naive, dewy-eyed; gullible
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/na.if/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French naïf, inherited from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of natif. Semantical shift from "original; natural; simple" to "simple-minded".
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