naif

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The only word which describes the Norman style is the French word naif.

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  • The tilt of alien perspective however enables the insanity of that condition, perceived by a faux-naif, to be the more clearly perceived. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 03 - March 2001
  • There is no gaiety in the style; none of that laughter which makes such a delineation of the manners of the time as we find in Colle's play of Truth in Wine , naif , true to nature, and almost exhilarating. —  Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2)
  • Some common elements of every trailers include a naif or red adornment graphic at the first of the trailer to inform its certification by Motion picture Association Of America. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Or is she a perilously unprepared naif, cynically offered as confirmation of John McCain's "maverick" brand? —  TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News
  • Sarah Palin, energized Republicans in the convention hall with us-versus-them appeals to middle America and jabs at Democrat Barack Obama as a naif and a pretender. —  Top Stories - Google News
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