callowness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

It advertised his callowness—a callowness sheer and unutterable. — The call of the wild, Jack London
Beyond that she had made no impression on his callowness. — The Gay Cockade, Temple Bailey
Forbes noted the callowness of most of them, and felt himself a veteran among the shiny-haired blonds and glistening brunettes pulling on their white gloves, straightening their ties and trying, some of them, to find mustache enough to pull. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes

jejuneness, juvenility

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