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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kal-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl oʊ



Definition of callowness

Origin :
  • Old English calu "bare, bald," probably from West Germanic *kalwaz (cf. Middle Dutch calu, Dutch kaal, Old High German kalo, German Kahl), perhaps from Latin or Celtic. From young birds with no feathers, meaning extended to any young inexperienced thing or creature (1570s). Apparently not from Latin calvus "bald."
  • As in naiveté : noun innocence, gullibility
  • As in immaturity : noun inexperience
  • As in naïveté : noun innocence
  • As in greenness : noun inexperience
  • As in illiteracy : noun ignorance
  • As in illiterateness : noun ignorance
  • As in inexperience : noun lack of experience
  • As in nescience : noun ignorance
  • As in obliviousness : noun ignorance
  • As in unawareness : noun ignorance
  • As in unconsciousness : noun ignorance
  • As in unfamiliarity : noun ignorance
  • As in freshness : noun newness
  • As in ignorance : noun unintelligence, inexperience
Example sentences :
  • It advertised his callowness—a callowness sheer and unutterable.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Wild » by Jack London
  • There is, or ought to be, no such thing, once past the callowness of youth.
  • Extract from : « The Triumph of Hilary Blachland » by Bertram Mitford
  • The sensation of callowness at once heightened his resolve to succeed.
  • Extract from : « The Roll-Call » by Arnold Bennett
  • His smoutchiness generally passes off with the callowness of hobble-de-hoyhood.
  • Extract from : « The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith » by S. R. Crockett
  • He wondered now if he had not borne himself with the Quixotic martyrdom of callowness.
  • Extract from : « The Law of Hemlock Mountain » by Hugh Lundsford

Synonyms for callowness

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