Naif

But the sense in which the term naif should be understood in literary criticism is so imperfectly agreed upon among us, that we have not yet even found an English equivalent for the word. ❋ Adolphus William Ward (1880)

Barack Obama embraced this consensus during the campaign, only to be called a naif and an appeaser. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If, that is, the naif didn't know this was the same Mitch McConnell who has turned filibustering into an art form. ❋ Unknown (2012)

It gets tiresome to do the google work for a 'naif'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Banyak di antara para menginginkan orang Batak, orang Melayu, KH Abdurrahman Wahid adalah tokoh nasional yang sejak awal mengedepankan politisi yang berasal dari akademisi menjadi orang Jawa, atau keturunan Chinese yang pernah mengenyam pendidikan saja pun di belakang tim pemenangan para calon pluralisme dan kemajemukan di Indonesia sehingga patut disebut sebagai Bapak berani mengajukan dirinya bahkan banyak dalam berbagai pemilihan umum baik un - terkesan "naif" dengan pernyataan-pernya - lebih cocok. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You had the correct agenda on energy and you should just pound this naif in the WH because this is a phony energy ploy and that is all it is. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are divisions here, genuine ideological disagreements about how to approach so many of these problems, and only a naif would dismiss that. ❋ Peter S. Goodman (2011)

Kacie Sheik's adorable Jeanie -- the flaky naif who's big with somebody's child -- is a comedic standout, while Phyre Hawkins powers pleasingly through some of the evening's biggest numbers, the classic "Aquarius" among them. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

And so I strongly suspect that Clementi's roommate put Clementi's business in the street in part out of jealousy, and perhaps resentment that he was not the fellow naif he assumed him to be, and perhaps even hoped he was. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once again, then, the pressing question: if Colvin (a respected senior public servant promoted by the Conservative government) has almost overnight become a naif, a "Taliban dupe," or, worse, a liar, what on earth has the government got to hide? ❋ Unknown (2009)

(And I'm saying this as a real econ naif, so go easy on me.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

See the glass half-full (I have become convinced that seeing the bright side -- without being a total naif, of course -- begets good things.) blog comments powered by Disqus ❋ Unknown (2009)

The first century Egyptian funerary "Mummy Portraits," on wood panels, so vivid and naif, inspired styles of Christian icon paintings that lasted well into the 19th century in Russia. ❋ Melik Kaylan (2012)

Asking as a mathematical naif, what happened to22/7? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Asking as a mathematical naif, what happened to 22/7? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Liar in Chief has ties with Sachs, colludes with the CEO and he, this inept naif with no business background is telling Wall St,. and me, and you, because 54% of us are investors Obama, to shape up or they will come down on the system. ❋ Unknown (2010)

PS Yes, I know I was naif but perhaps it's understandable to think SLJ might not choose to cooperate with a market surveying - ad agency research project. ❋ Roger Sutton (2009)