childlikeness

/ˈtʃaɪɫdˌɫaɪknəs/ noun

The state or quality of being childlike.

Word Origin From child and like (from Old English gelīc 'similar') — childlike means 'resembling a child,' often in innocence or simplicity. The -ness suffix makes it a noun. The same like suffix appears in godlike, ladylike, and lifelike. Child itself gives us childhood, childish, and childbearing.

noun The state or quality of being childlike. countable

Her childlikeness was evident in the way she found wonder in simple things.

(名词) 童真;天真;童心;孩子气

她那种孩子般的天真体现在她对简单事物充满好奇的方式上。

(sustantivo) inocencia; candidez; ingenuidad; infantilismo; sencillez [El estado o cualidad de ser infantil o ingenuo.]

Su ingenuidad infantil era evidente en la forma en que encontraba asombro en las cosas simples.

(nom) candeur; ingénuité; simplicité enfantine [Caractère enfantin ; ingénuité, fraîcheur propre à l'enfance.]

Son ingénuité se manifestait dans la façon dont elle s'émerveillait devant les choses les plus simples.

(Substantiv) Kindlichkeit; Unschuld; Naivität [Die Eigenschaft oder der Zustand, kindlich zu sein, insbesondere durch Unschuld, Neugier oder Verspieltheit gekennzeichnet.]

Ihre **childlikeness** zeigte sich darin, wie sie in einfachen Dingen Staunen fand.

(名詞) 子供のような性質や状態。純粋で率直、無邪気であることの特質。

彼女が些細なことに驚きを見出す様子に、子供らしさが現れていた。

(substantivo) infantilidade; puerilidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser infantil.]

Sua inocência infantil era evidente na maneira como ela encontrava encanto nas coisas simples.

Word parts: child + like + ness

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