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niais

/njɛ/

adjective/njɛ/

caught in the nest; inexperienced, green; silly, vacuous, stupid

Synonyms: inexpérimenté, novice, sot, nigaud, idiot, zozo

Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.

noun, masculine/njɛ/

buffoon, fool

Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.