His childlike laugh is charming.
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Childlike
//ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk//
Synonyms for "childlike" (137 found)
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naivenot guiltyoffenselessopenopenheartedoutspokenplainprelapsarianprimitivepristinepuerilepuplikepuppyishpuppylikereliantrelyingreproachlessround eyedsans reprochesenile
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simplesimpleheartedsimplemindedsinceresingle mindedsingle-heartedsingle-mindedsinlesstrustfultrustingtrustyunassuminguncorruptedundefiledundissemblingunfallenunguardedunlapsedunreservedunsophisticatedunsuspectingunsuspiciousuntouched by evilunwarywith clean handswithout reproachwithout suspicionyouthful
Adjective(17 words)
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12 translations across 9 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- fëmijëror adj (innocent and trustful; credulous; artless)
German
2 entries- kindlich adj (innocent and trustful; credulous; artless)
- kindlich adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyermeki adj (innocent and trustful; credulous; artless)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- źiśecy adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Middle English
1 entries- childly adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Old English
2 entries- ċildlīċ adj (innocent and trustful; credulous; artless)
- ċildlīċ adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- djetinji adj (innocent and trustful; credulous; artless)
- dječji adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Spanish
1 entries- infantil adj (of, like, or suitable for a child)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I couldn't help smiling at her childlike frankness.
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Her large, deep, blue eyes had a dreamy look, but a childlike smile still played round her mouth.
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One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike—and yet it is the most precious thing we have.
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