infantine

[ in-fuhn-tahyn, -tin ]

adjective

1. infantile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infantine¹

1595–1605; infant + -ine ¹, modeled on Middle French enfantin

Example Sentences

Hillborough 16's second seat was won by Republican Will Infantine.

From Salon

Infantine, meanwhile, suggested to the New Hampshire Union Leader that "there's got to have been a mistake made in the count."

From Salon

Amy Eshton, not hearing or not heeding this dictum, joined in with her soft, infantine tone: “Louisa and I used to quiz our governess too; but she was such a good creature, she would bear anything: nothing put her out. She was never cross with us; was she, Louisa?”

From Literature

Abbot, I think, gave me credit for being a sort of infantine Guy Fawkes.

From Literature

Still, is it possible to write about unimaginable cruelty with the infantine levity of a jigsaw puzzle?

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• childlike
• foolish
• naive
• youthful