FAUX-NAIF


Meaning of FAUX-NAIF in English

Variant: or faux-na · if

Pronunciation: ˌ f ō -nä- ' ē f

Function: adjective

Etymology: F, literally, falsely naive

Date: 1948

: spuriously or affectedly childlike : artfully simple < faux-naif prose>

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