Definition of puerility Puerility

pu•er•il•i•ty

We found 8 definitions of puerility from 5 different sources.

Advertising

What does puerility mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

puerility - the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  childhood
  immatureness, immaturity not having reached maturity
puerility - a property characteristic of a child
  childishness
  youngness the opposite of oldness
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • puerility (Noun)
    The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
  • puerility (Noun)
    That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • puerility (n.)
    The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness.
  • puerility (n.)
    That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • puerility
    The state of being childish.

Part of speech

🔤

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Puerility is...

20% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
33% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

puerility in sign language
Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter Y Sign language - letter Y