childlikenessn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪl(d)lʌɪknᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌlaɪknᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: childlike adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < childlike adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier childishness n.

The quality of being childlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun] > quality of

childhoodlOE

childheada1325

childishness1526

childlikeness1744

bread-and-butterishness1843

childlinessa1846

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > childlikeness

childlikeness1744

childlinessa1846

1744 tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Medit. & Soliloquies 32 The inward Strivings of thy Spirit, which urge him strongly to Resignation, to a Child-likeness and Death to Self.

1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 20/2 Child-likeness, Diligence, A faithful, humbled Breast.

1814 H. C. Robinson Diary I. xvii. 432 Schiller says all great men have a childlikeness in their nature.

1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. ii. 62 The humility and childlikeness demanded by Christianity.

1921 F. Dell Briary-bush i. v. 43 Felix, watching these scenes, wished that he, too, had that capacity for childlikeness, so that he could join in the fun on such terms of innocent intimacy.

1991 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Aug. c1/2 Do you pitch your voice high? High tones suggest non-assertiveness, even childlikeness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	childlikeness
释义	childlikenessn. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪl(d)lʌɪknᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌlaɪknᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: childlike adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < childlike adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier childishness n. The quality of being childlike. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] > quality of childhoodlOE childheada1325 childishness1526 childlikeness1744 bread-and-butterishness1843 childlinessa1846 the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > childlikeness childlikeness1744 childlinessa1846 1744 tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Medit. & Soliloquies 32 The inward Strivings of thy Spirit, which urge him strongly to Resignation, to a Child-likeness and Death to Self. 1748 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. III 20/2 Child-likeness, Diligence, A faithful, humbled Breast. 1814 H. C. Robinson Diary I. xvii. 432 Schiller says all great men have a childlikeness in their nature. 1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. ii. 62 The humility and childlikeness demanded by Christianity. 1921 F. Dell Briary-bush i. v. 43 Felix, watching these scenes, wished that he, too, had that capacity for childlikeness, so that he could join in the fun on such terms of innocent intimacy. 1991 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Aug. c1/2 Do you pitch your voice high? High tones suggest non-assertiveness, even childlikeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1744
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