faux-naïf

(fō-nä-ēfˈ)

also faux-naif

adjective

Marked by a false show of innocent simplicity: “Their gee-whiz, faux-naif comportment is not always convincing” (Madison Smartt Bell).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : faux, false

Origin: + naïf, naive

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