FAUX-NAÏF


Meaning of FAUX-NAÏF in English

/foh"nah eef"/ , adj.

1. marked by a pretense of simplicity or innocence; disingenuous.

n.

2. a person who shrewdly affects an attitude or pose of simplicity or innocence.

[ 1940-45; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .