Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infantine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fan-tine
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Infantile; childish.

Example Sentences

"Man, because he could not but acknowledge the majesty of Nature, fell into childish exultation at his acquired and still-increasing dominion over her elements. Even while he stalked a God in his own fancy, an infantine imbecility came over him."
"I saw Peggy with the infantine procession at her tail, marching with great dignity towards the stall of a neighbouring lollipop-woman."

Etymology

From French infantin, variant of enfantin.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: infantin

Inflected Forms

more infantine (comparative) most infantine (superlative)

Synonyms

milky puerile

Questions

What does infantine mean?: Infantile; childish.
Where does infantine come from?: It is traced to French.

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