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faux-naïf definition

faux-naïf (fō nä ēf′)

adjective

  1. artificially or affectedly naive
  2. of a literary or artistic style that pretends to be simple, childlike, or unsophisticated

Etymology: Fr

noun

a faux-naïf person, style, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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