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ڲܳ-Բï

[ foh-nah-eef ]

adjective

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


noun

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

ڲܳ-Բï

/ fonaif /

adjective

  1. appearing or seeking to appear simple and unsophisticated

    a ڲܳ-Բï narration

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who pretends to be naïve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ڲܳ-Բï1

From French, dating back to 1940–45; faux, naive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ڲܳ-Բï1

French: false naïve
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Example Sentences

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She paints a thick inky black-on-white, in a ڲܳ-Բï pastiche of East and West.

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With his ڲܳ-Բï manner, Earl enters into his new life of crime with an ironically bland air of innocence.

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The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H., had one of her utterly original, droll, ڲܳ-Բï sculptural ensembles.

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Todd Bienvenu paints both oil and acrylic in a ڲܳ-Բï style of broad approximate strokes, bright high-contrast colors and heavy impasto.

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When this meets a blank stare, she clarifies: “The young ڲܳ-Բï making up to the aging star. It’s called ‘All About Eve.’ ”

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