Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infantileness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fan-tile-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being infantile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From infantile + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: infantile

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does infantileness mean?: The quality of being infantile.
Where does infantileness come from?: From infantile + -ness.

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