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adjective
- 1. childishly silly and immature: "a puerile argument"
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adjective. disapproving uk / ˈpjʊə.raɪl / us / ˈpjuː.ɚ.ɪl / Add to word list. behaving in a silly way, not like an adult: I find his sense of humour rather puerile. Synonyms. childish disapproving. immature disapproving. juvenile disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adulting. ageing.
Puerile may call to mind qualities of youth and immaturity, but the term itself is no spring chicken. On the contrary, it's been around for more than three centuries, and its predecessors in French and Latin, the adjectives puéril and puerilis, respectively, are far older.
Puerile definition: of or relating to a child or to childhood.. See examples of PUERILE used in a sentence.
Although the adjective, puerile can be used to describe anything related to childhood, more often than not, it is used in a derisive manner to comment on the immaturity, silliness, or juvenile nature of something or someone.
adjective. disapproving us / ˈpjuː.ɚ.ɪl / uk / ˈpjʊə.raɪl / Add to word list. behaving in a silly way, not like an adult: I find his sense of humor rather puerile. Synonyms. childish disapproving. immature disapproving. juvenile disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adulting. aging.
Define puerile. puerile synonyms, puerile pronunciation, puerile translation, English dictionary definition of puerile. adj. 1. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish. See Synonyms at young. 2. Archaic Belonging to childhood; juvenile. puer·ile·ly adv....
adjective. 1. exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial. 2. of or characteristic of a child. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. puerilely (ˈpuerilely) adverb. puerility (pjʊəˈrɪlɪtɪ ) noun. Word origin. C17: from Latin puerīlis childish, from puer a boy. Word Frequency. puerile in American English.
Definition of puerile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile. Wiktionary. Synonyms: young. jejune. adolescent. juvenile. babyish. childish. infantile. immature. youthful. trivial. trifling. sophomoric. silly. green. callow. Antonyms: sensible. mature. adult.
PUERILE definition: behaving in a silly way like a child. Learn more.
