Infantileness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being infantile. uncountable
"But it was not the sadness, nor indeed, strictly speaking, the infantileness of the face of Isabel which so singularly impressed him with the idea of her original and changeless youthfulness."
Example
More examples"But it was not the sadness, nor indeed, strictly speaking, the infantileness of the face of Isabel which so singularly impressed him with the idea of her original and changeless youthfulness."
Etymology
From infantile + -ness.
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