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childlike

English

Etymology

child +? -like

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?a?ldla?k/

Adjective

childlike (comparative more childlike, superlative most childlike)

  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
    Synonyms: credulous, unworldly; see also Thesaurus:naive
  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.
    Synonyms: childish, childly; see also Thesaurus:childlike

Quotations

Derived terms

  • childlikeness

Related terms

  • childish

Translations

References

  • childlike in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • childlike in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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nonsensical

English

Alternative forms

  • nonsensic
  • non-sensical

Etymology

From nonsense +? -ical.

Adjective

nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)

  1. Without sense; absurd.
    Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
    Antonyms: logical, rational, sensical

Related terms

  • nonsense

Translations

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