Infantine

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Infantile; childish.

    "Man, because he could not but acknowledge the majesty of Nature, fell into childish exultation at his acquired and still-increasing dominion over her elements. Even while he stalked a God in his own fancy, an infantine imbecility came over him."

Example

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"Man, because he could not but acknowledge the majesty of Nature, fell into childish exultation at his acquired and still-increasing dominion over her elements. Even while he stalked a God in his own fancy, an infantine imbecility came over him."

Etymology

From French infantin, variant of enfantin.

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