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>
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>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012