infantine

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infantine

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From French infantin, variant of enfantin.

adjective more infantine · most infantine

Infantile; childish. Man, because he could not but acknowledge the majesty of Nature, fell into childish exultation at his acquired and still-increasing dominion over her elements. Even while he stalked a God in his own fancy, an infantine imbecility came over him.
Similar: milky, puerile

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@misc{infantine_2026,
  title = {infantine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infantine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}