English-Thai Dictionary

callow

ADJ ที่ เด็ก และ ขาด ประสบการณ์  inexperienced immature ti-dek-lae-khad-pra-sob-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CALLOW

a.Destitute of feathers, naked; unfledged; as a young bird.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CALLOW

Cal "low, a. Etym: [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal,OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]

 

1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.

 

2. Immature; boyish; "green "; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675 ].

 

CALLOW

CALLOW Cal *low ", n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Named from its note. ]

 

Defn: A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

callow

cal low |ˈkalō ˈkæloʊ | ▶adjective (esp. of a young person ) inexperienced and immature: earnest and callow undergraduates. DERIVATIVES cal low ly adverb, cal low ness noun ORIGIN Old English calu ‘bald ’; probably from Latin calvus ‘bald. ’ This was extended to mean ‘unfledged, ’ which led to the present sense ‘immature. ’

 

Calloway, Cab

Cal lo way, Cab |ˈkaləˌwā ˈkæləweɪ | (1907 –94 ), US jazz singer and bandleader; full name Cabell Calloway. He was known for his style of scat singing and for his flamboyant appearance. He is associated with songs such as “Minnie the Moocher ” (1931 ) and “Jumpin' Jive ” (1939 ) and led a succession of outstanding big bands 1928 –53.

 

Oxford Dictionary

callow

cal ¦low |ˈkaləʊ | ▶adjective (of a young person ) inexperienced and immature: earnest and callow undergraduates. DERIVATIVES callowly adverb, callowness noun ORIGIN Old English calu ‘bald ’, of West Germanic origin, probably from Latin calvus ‘bald ’. This was extended to mean ‘unfledged ’, which led to the present sense ‘immature ’.

 

Calloway, Cab

Calloway, Cab |ˈkaləweɪ | (1907 –94 ), American jazz singer and bandleader; full name Cabell Calloway. He was famous for his style of scat singing, for his flamboyant appearance, and for songs such as ‘Minnie the Moocher ’ (1931 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

callow

callow adjective she toyed with the emotions of Laughton when he was a callow and insecure young man: immature, inexperienced, juvenile, adolescent, naive, green, raw, untried, unworldly, unsophisticated; informal wet behind the ears. ANTONYMS mature. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See gullible . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

callow

callow adjective a callow youth: immature, inexperienced, naive, green, as green as grass, born yesterday, raw, unseasoned, untrained, untried; juvenile, adolescent, jejune; innocent, guileless, artless, unworldly, unsophisticated; informal wet behind the ears. ANTONYMS mature, experienced, sophisticated.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

callow

cal low /kǽloʊ /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟文 けなして ｠未熟な, 経験のない 〈若者など 〉▸ a callow youth 青二才 2 羽毛が生えそろっていない 〈ひな鳥など 〉.～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞