niais
Meaning
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- caught in the nest
- inexperienced, green
- silly, vacuous, stupid
Concepts
Synonyms
mal cuit
inane
nicodème
toton
niquedouille
toto
bozo
gnioche
niaiseux
tatais
tarla
zarzais
sans-génie
nounoune
gniochon
guerlot
tetais
taouin
démoulé trop tôt
cucul-la-praline
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/njɛ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.
New
nier
to deny
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