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Childishness vs Childlikeness - What's the difference?

childishness | childlikeness |

As nouns the difference between childishness and childlikeness

is that childishness is (uncountable) the state or characteristic of being childish while childlikeness is the state or quality of being childlike.

childishness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being childish.
  • (countable) Childish behaviour.

    • See also

    * puerilism * puerility

    childlikeness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being childlike.