Childlike
111infantile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. childish, puerile, immature. See youth. Ant., mature, adult. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. babyish, childlike, juvenile; see childish 1 , naive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. babyish, childish,… …
112naive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ingenuous, unsophisticated, unworldly, artless. See simpleness, credulity. Ant., knowing, sophisticated. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ingenuous, artless, unsophisticated, unaffected, innocent, simple …
113simple — adj 1 *pure, absolute, sheer Analogous words: elemental, *elementary: *single, sole Antonyms: compound: complex 2 *easy, facile, light, effortless, smooth Analogous words: clear, plain, distinct, obvious, * …
114sweet — sweet, engaging, winning, winsome, dulcet are comparable when they are applied to persons or things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean distinctly pleasing or charming because devoid of all that… …
115confusable words — 1. Words are most often confused because they are alike in form (or spelling) and in some aspect of meaning, as with fortunate and fortuitous, or prevaricate and procrastinate. Some sets are confused simply in spelling, although the meanings and… …
116childly — adjective befitting a young child childlike charm • Syn: ↑childlike • Similar to: ↑young, ↑immature • Derivationally related forms: ↑child …
117child´like´ness — child|like «CHYLD LYK», adjective. 1. like a child; innocent; frank; simple: »The old man enjoyed the prank in childlike glee. SYNONYM(S): ingenuous, artless. 2. like that or those of a child; characteristic of a child: »a childlike directness of …
118child|like — «CHYLD LYK», adjective. 1. like a child; innocent; frank; simple: »The old man enjoyed the prank in childlike glee. SYNONYM(S): ingenuous, artless. 2. like that or those of a child; characteristic of a child: »a childlike directness of speech …
119ART — This article is arranged according to the following outline: Antiquity to 1800 INTRODUCTION: JEWISH ATTITUDE TO ART biblical period the sanctuary and first temple period second temple period after the fall of jerusalem relation to early christian …
120Had like — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… …
