Puerility
[,pjʊə'rɪlətɪ]
Definition
(n.) The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness.
(n.) That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.
Checker: Walter
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Boyishness, childishness, youthfulness, juvenility.[2]. Folly, foolishness, nonsense.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Childishness, boyishness, juvenility, youthfulness
ANT:Maturity, ripeness, manliness
Typed by Benjamin
Examples
- And we bolster up our satisfaction by pointing to some mistake of logic or some puerility of statement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The puerility of the attempt disarmed Lily's indignation: did it not prove how horribly the poor creature was frightened? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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