Sentence example with the word 'childishness'

childishness

anility, callowness, dotardism, inadvisability, indiscretion, irrationality, puerility, senectitude, senile weakness, stuffiness, unreasonableness, unwisdom

Definition n. a property characteristic of a child

Last update: September 29, 2015


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The Portuguese in Angola and the agents of King Leopold in the Congo State have not been conspicuous friends of missionary enterprise, and the light-hearted childishness of the native character, so well portrayed in Miss Kingsley's writings, shows how difficult it is to build up a strong and stable Christian church.   [Please select]

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Love has its childishness, other passions have their pettinesses.   [Please select]

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There was a still greater obstacle in Oliver's youth and childishness.   [Please select]

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And in some of her gestures, this childishness seemed almost absurd.   [Please select]

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To sum up, mimesis, in my eyes, is a piece of childishness.   [Please select]

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In England our knowledge of Brieux has been delayed by the childishness of our theatre.   [Please select]

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Lincoln caught up with his companions, who laughed at him for what they called his "childishness."   [Please select]

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