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naff

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Polari, 1960s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næf/
  • Rhymes: -æf

Adjective

naff (comparative naffer, superlative naffest)

  1. (Britain, colloquial, Polari) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.
  2. (Polari) Heterosexual.

Derived terms

  • naff all
  • naff off

Translations

Further reading

  • “naff”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “naff”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
  • naff at OneLook Dictionary Search

References

Anagrams

  • FNAF, FNaF

Middle English

Noun

naff

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of nave

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naif

English

Alternative forms

  • naïf

Etymology

From French naïf.

Adjective

naif (comparative naifer, superlative naifest)

  1. Naive.

Noun

naif (plural naifs)

  1. One who is naive.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Fain, an if, fain, fina

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French naïf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?na.if/

Adjective

naif (plural naifs)

  1. naive

Turkish

Etymology

From French naïf, from Latin nativus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.if/
  • Hyphenation: na?if

Adjective

naif (comparative daha naif, superlative en naif)

  1. naive

Declension

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