callowness
- noun
- /ˈkæl.oʊ.nəs/
:
inmadurez
Examples
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For his part, Drer seems to back into that issue more than he confronts it directly, recognizing in the callowness of his inquiry that an artist engaged in the actual performance of a representation must.
Academic text (2013) -
Even if he was indulging the boundless callowness of a precocious eighth grader, it was not like him to stop with a reading so obviously incomplete and so obviously amoral.
Academic text (1999) -
It should be noted, and this is a significant point, that these youthful male figures are always regarded with a deeply skeptical eye by the narrator, more than aware of the moral callowness that seems absolutely soldered to their outward beauty.
Academic text (2012) -
His callowness led him to make naive decisions that disappointed his friends.
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The callowness of the young intern was evident in her overconfident presentations.
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Despite his callowness, the team appreciated his enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
Synonyms
5
8.3
Not very experienced or confident yet
The quality of being too trusting and lacking life experience
A lack of experience and knowledge of the wider world that makes a person seem simple
Being inexperienced and not mature
Antonyms
How Inexperienced
4
3.9
14
4.8
24
4.0
7
6.1
3
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Callowness comes from the Old English word callow, which meant 'bald' or 'without feathers' for young birds and so suggested youth. So callowness means lacking experience or maturity.