callowness

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callowness

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From Middle English calowʒnes (“baldness”), equivalent to callow + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kealens (“baldness”).

noun callownesses

uncountable, usually The condition of being callow; immaturity. It is likely that historians will look back on American life and see it — with its truths and errors, its callownesses and obsessions and insights, its childishness and its power — as one of the memorable civilizations of history.

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@misc{callowness_2026,
  title = {callowness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/callowness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}