childishness

noun

Definition of childishnessnext
1
as in nonsense

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2
as in inexperience

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childishness
  1. nonsense
  2. inexperience
  3. sincerity
  4. buffoonery
  5. foolishness
  6. tomfoolery
  7. candor
  8. horseplay
Noun
  • By contrast, this rising international elite is creating something very different: a society in which superstition defeats reason and logic, transparency vanishes, and the nefarious actions of political leaders are obscured behind a cloud of nonsense and distraction.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That ain't the show, the show is the nonsense that's happening in between John Wick.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • The device itself was not unique in design, and Jabbar’s use of an electric match instead of a proper detonator indicated his inexperience with explosives, Jackson said.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • And that is just indicative of his inexperience and lack of understanding of how that material might be set off.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of inexperience
Noun
  • Stiles and Carlino steer the proceedings away from melodrama and broad comedy, rooting the movie in balanced, honest sincerity.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For three seasons in Laramie, Wyo., Allen heaved 75-yard bombs in practice, lived off Applebee’s and charmed teammates with his leadership style, a goofy sincerity and plenty of drinking games.
    Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • What’s so special about Britain’s patron wanker of bighearted buffoonery?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Fans are fixated on his greatness juxtaposed against the rest of the Bengals’ buffoonery.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of buffoonery
Noun
  • Fonseca got tough and the line between bravery and foolishness, at times, became imperceptible.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The problem is not the companies but the system, whose foolishness is very clear to those, like me, who have spent decades abroad.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolishness
Noun
  • If humans can use emotional tomfoolery to prevail over AI, there is a certain kind of endearing fulfillment in doing so.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Aside from those two couple moments, Turner's post also included plenty of tomfoolery with friends and documented some of her travels — from skiing in January to an October trip to an ancient temple in Egypt.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tomfoolery
Noun
  • Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
  • That moment taught me the value of candor over puffery.
    Marc Stad, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of candor
Noun
  • On my gondola, however, horseplay is not only encouraged, it is required.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Prosecutors allege Alec Baldwin engaged in ‘horseplay’ and acted recklessly on ‘Rust’ set.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Definition of horseplay
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