infantine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of infantine
1595–1605; infant + -ine 1, modeled on Middle French enfantin
Example Sentences
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Still, is it possible to write about unimaginable cruelty with the infantine levity of a jigsaw puzzle?
From The New Yorker • Jul. 16, 2019
The creature's name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart�"Spiteful, sniggering, conceited, infantine Mozart!" as the play's Salieri, his contemporary and rival, calls him.
From Time Magazine Archive
My mother, meanwhile, sat near us on a stone bench, and the old pilgrim stood behind her, contemplating with mild gravity our infantine employments.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
During the two years, over which period their travels had extended, her infantine mind had opened considerably; and of that time she preserved many reminiscences.
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
Yet, in your rage for infantine reform, You rushed this most ridiculous enactment— Its earliest victim—your neglected son!
From Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch by Anstey, F.
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