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unchildishness

unchildishness noun: the quality of being unchildish.

Noun

unchildishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unchildish.
    • Your unchildishness is something your husband has always loved in you.2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 212

Origin of unchildishness

From unchildish + -ness.

Questions about unchildishness

What does unchildishness mean?
Unchildishness means the quality of being unchildish.
What part of speech is unchildishness?
Unchildishness is a noun.

Words near unchildishness in the dictionary

  1. unchild
  2. unchilded
  3. unchilding
  4. unchildish
  5. unchildishly
  6. unchildishness
  7. unchildlike
  8. unchildly
  9. unchilds
  10. unchill
  11. unchillable

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