infantileness

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noun

The quality of being infantile.

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Meanings

nouninfantileness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From infantile + -ness.

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APA

infantileness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantileness

MLA

“infantileness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantileness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infantileness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantileness.

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