His childlike laugh is charming.
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Childlike
/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/
Synonyms for "childlike" (123 found)
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maidenlynaivenot guiltyoffenselessopenopenheartedoutspokenplainprelapsarianpristinepuerilepuplikepuppyishpuppylikereliantrelyingreproachlesssans reprochesenilesimple
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simpleheartedsimplemindedsinceresingle mindedsingle-heartedsingle-mindedsinlesstrustfultrustingtrustyunassuminguncorruptedundefiledundissemblingunfallenunguardedunlapsedunreservedunsophisticatedunsuspectingunsuspiciousuntouched by evilunwarywith clean handswithout reproachwithout suspicionyoungyouthful
Adjective(10 words)
naiveprimitiveregressiveround-eyedsimplistictoyishtoyish looktoylike aestheticsunsophisticatedwide-eyed
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6 entrieschildlike behaviorchildlike curiositychildlike innocencechildlike simplicitychildlike trustchildlike wonder
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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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