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infantileness

infantileness noun: the quality of being infantile.

Noun

infantileness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being infantile.
    • 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.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities

Origin of infantileness

From infantile + -ness.

Questions about infantileness

What does infantileness mean?
Infantileness means the quality of being infantile.
What part of speech is infantileness?
Infantileness is a noun.

Words near infantileness in the dictionary

  1. infantile
  2. infantile autism
  3. infantile dementia
  4. infantile paralysis
  5. infantilely
  6. infantileness
  7. infantilisation
  8. infantilise
  9. infantilised
  10. infantilises
  11. infantilising

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