Childlikeness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or quality of being childlike. uncountable, usually
"How old was Isabel? According to all reasonable inferences from the presumed circumstances of her life, she was his elder, certainly, though by uncertain years; yet her whole aspect was that of more than childlikeness; […]"
Example
More examples"How old was Isabel? According to all reasonable inferences from the presumed circumstances of her life, she was his elder, certainly, though by uncertain years; yet her whole aspect was that of more than childlikeness; […]"
Etymology
From childlike + -ness.
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