infantine

infantine
/in"feuhn tuyn', -tin/, adj.
infantile.
[1595-1605; INFANT + -INE1, modeled on MF enfantin]

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  • Infantine — In fan*tine (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. enfantin.] Infantile; childish. [1913 Webster] A degree of credulity next infantine. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infantine — index jejune (lacking maturity), juvenile, puerile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • infantine — [in′fən tīn΄; ] also [, in′fəntēn΄, in′fəntin] adj. [Fr infantin, enfantin] var. of INFANTILE …   English World dictionary

  • infantine — ˈinfən.ˌtīn, tēn adjective Etymology: French infantin, from Middle French, alteration (influenced by Latin infant , infans infant) of enfantin, from Old French, from enfant infant + in ine more at infant : infantile infantine wailing …   Useful english dictionary

  • infantine — adjective Date: 1603 infantile, childish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • infantine — adjective Infantile; childish …   Wiktionary

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  • infantine — adj. childish, immature, infantile …   English contemporary dictionary

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