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Synonyms for childishness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : chahyl-dish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃ

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Définition of childishness

Origin :
  • Old English cildisc "proper to a child;" see child + -ish. Meaning "puerile, immature, like a child" in a bad sense is from early 15c. Related: Childishly; childishness.
  • As in naiveté : noun innocence, gullibility
  • As in immaturity : noun inexperience
  • As in naïveté : noun innocence
  • As in inexperience : noun lack of experience
Example sentences :
  • Barefaced audacity amounting to childishness of a peculiar sort.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • This childishness our country has not yet succeeded in getting rid of.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • And the poor child smiled at her own childishness and simplicity.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • There was no evasion in her reply; her only reproach was for his childishness in blabbing.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • He smiled now at the childishness of his attitude toward Nan.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
  • Everything else has its limits, but your childishness is absolutely unbounded.
  • Extract from : « The Cycle of Spring » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • He is one of the few people I know who can sympathize with my own childishness.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • Claire smiled to herself at the childishness of the display.
  • Extract from : « The Independence of Claire » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • The simplicity of her words, almost their childishness, made Chris's eyes smart.
  • Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris
  • It seemed to her worse than a beautiful woman's vanity, a childishness.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
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