Synonyms for childishness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : chahyl-dish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃ

Top 10 synonyms for childishness

Other synonyms for the word childishness

Définition of childishness

Origin : Old English cildisc "proper to a child;" see child + -ish. Meaning "puerile, immature, like a child" in a bad sense is from early 15c. Related: Childishly; childishness.

As in naiveté : noun innocence, gullibility
As in immaturity : noun inexperience
As in naïveté : noun innocence
As in inexperience : noun lack of experience

Example sentences :

Barefaced audacity amounting to childishness of a peculiar sort.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

This childishness our country has not yet succeeded in getting rid of.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore

And the poor child smiled at her own childishness and simplicity.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

There was no evasion in her reply; her only reproach was for his childishness in blabbing.
Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

He smiled now at the childishness of his attitude toward Nan.
Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon

Everything else has its limits, but your childishness is absolutely unbounded.
Extract from : « The Cycle of Spring » by Rabindranath Tagore

He is one of the few people I know who can sympathize with my own childishness.
Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke

Claire smiled to herself at the childishness of the display.
Extract from : « The Independence of Claire » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

The simplicity of her words, almost their childishness, made Chris's eyes smart.
Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris

It seemed to her worse than a beautiful woman's vanity, a childishness.
Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019