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puerility

[ pyoo-uh-ril-i-tee, pyoo-ril- ]

/ ˌpyu əˈrɪl ɪ ti, pyʊˈrɪl- /

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noun, plural pu·er·il·i·ties.

the state or quality of being a child.

the quality of being puerile; childish foolishness or triviality.

a puerile act, idea, remark, etc.: an inexcusable puerility.

Origin of puerility

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word puerīlitās. See puerile, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM puerility

non·pu·er·il·i·ty, noun, plural non·pu·er·il·i·ties.

Words nearby puerility

puebla, pueblo, pueblos, puerile, puerilism, puerility, puerpera, puerperal, puerperal eclampsia, puerperal fever, puerperal metritis

Example sentences from the Web for puerility

And we bolster up our satisfaction by pointing to some mistake of logic or some puerility of statement.

A Preface to Politics |Walter Lippmann
Child′ishness, Child′ness, what is natural to a child: puerility.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
But, amusing as it is, it shows into what depths of puerility the amorous casuistry of these romances had fallen.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various
This literary sensitiveness at such a moment seemed little short of puerility to the man of business.

The Three Partners |Bret Harte

They began their sitting in puerility; they terminated their decrees in blood!

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II |Various