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Childishness vs Childness - What's the difference?

childishness | childness |

As nouns the difference between childishness and childness

is that childishness is (uncountable) the state or characteristic of being childish while childness is (obsolete) the manner that is characteristic of a child.

childishness

English

Noun

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

    • See also

    * puerilism * puerility

    childness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) The manner that is characteristic of a child.
    • Varying childness . — Shakespeare.
    (Webster 1913)