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Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.

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  1. a. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
  2. a. Naive; as, a naif remark.
  3. adj. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
  4. n. a naive or inexperienced person
  5. 1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 2. Naïve; as, a naïf remark. London Spectator.
  6. n a naive or inexperienced person a marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience