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[ adjective ] befitting a young child
Synonyms Examples "childlike charm" Used in print (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)It was a face that had lost its childlike softness and was beginning to fold within its fragile features a harshness that belied the lyric lines of its contours . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Synonyms Examples "childlike trust" "dewey-eyed innocence" "simple courtesy" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)One who invites such trials of character is either foolhardy , overconfident or too simple and childlike in faith in mankind to see the danger . Related terms |
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