different between infantile vs harebrained
infantile
English
Etymology
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from ?nf?ns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.
Adjective
infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- Childish; immature.
Synonyms
- (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
Derived terms
- infantilely
- infantilise
Translations
References
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f??.til/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantiles)
- infantile
Derived terms
- infantilisateur
- infantilisation
- infantiliser
- infantilité
See also
- enfance
- enfant
Italian
Etymology
From Latin infantilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.fan?ti.le/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantili)
- infantile (relating to children or babies)
- infantile puerile, childish, babyish
- Synonym: puerile
Derived terms
- infantilismo
- infantilità
- infantilmente
Related terms
- infanzia
Anagrams
- infilante
Further reading
- infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Swedish
Adjective
infantile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.
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harebrained
English
Alternative forms
- harebrain
- hare-brained
Etymology
hare +? brained
Adjective
harebrained (comparative more harebrained, superlative most harebrained)
- (of an idea or plan etc) Absurd, foolish or stupid.
- 2008, Sarah McCarty, Promises Reveal, Penguin (?ISBN)
- “Now why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the harebrained plan you came up with?” “It wasn't harebrained.” “Did it have you going within twenty feet of a whorehouse at night, unchaperoned?” He knew darn well it did.
- 2008, Sarah McCarty, Promises Reveal, Penguin (?ISBN)
- (of a person) Frivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
Translations
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