childlike
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guileless, childish, artless, credulous, immature, ingenuous, natural, simple, spontaneous, trusting, unaffected, unfeigned, trustfulExamples from the Web for childlike
Contemporary Examples of childlike
But then the summit gives way to the other side of the hill, and a childlike glee arises from the whooooosh of the descent.
Too many people reverted to a childlike state, and they wanted a daddy-protector.
Their playful exhibitions are often meant to be interactive and instill a childlike sense of joy in the viewer.
“Her reporting was childlike but graphic,” says the documents.
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February 10, 2014
Childlike Elvis Presley was amusing but a complete failure in the feathers.
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January 15, 2014
Historical Examples of childlike
But, childlike, she was not ready to own her sorrow; and she turned her back, trembling.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
The first fervors of the romance of discovery were childlike in their eagerness.
The American MindBliss Perry
Indeed, there was yet much that was childlike in their growing love.
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
Glory could have cried for joy of it all—it was so simple, so human, so childlike.
The ChristianHall Caine
Nevertheless, he smiled in a childlike way, and began to talk of the dog.
The ChristianHall Caine