PUERILITY

childishness, puerility

(noun) a property characteristic of a child

childhood, puerility

(noun) the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puerility (countable and uncountable, plural puerilities)

The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.

That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.

Source: Wiktionary


Pu`er*il"i*ty, n.; pl. Puerilities. Etym: [L. puerilitas: cf. F. puérilité.]

1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. Sir T. Browne.

2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 January 2025

DERMATOGLYPHICS

(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”


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