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noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: jejuneness, juvenility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immaturity, immatureness
History
From Middle English calowʒnes (“baldness”), equivalent to callow + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian kealens (“baldness”).
