What does puerile mean?
Definitions for puerile
ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪlpuerile
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Princeton's WordNet
puerileadjective
of or characteristic of a child
"puerile breathing"
adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
"adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
Wiktionary
puerileadjective
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile.
puerileadjective
Childish; trifling; silly.
Etymology: From puerilis, from puer.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Puerileadjective
Childish; boyish.
Etymology: puerile, Fr. puerilis, Lat.
I looked upon the mansion with a veneration mixt with a pleasure, that represented her to me in those puerile amusements. Alexander Pope.
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puerile
Puerile refers to behavior or actions that are childish, immature or silly. This term is often used in a derogatory or critical manner to describe actions that are considered trivial or unimportant, particularly when they come from adults who are expected to behave in a more mature or sensible way.
Webster Dictionary
Puerileadjective
boyish; childish; trifling; silly
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Puerile
pū′ėr-īl, adj. pertaining to children: childish: trifling: silly.—adv. Pū′erilely.—ns. Pū′erileness, Pūeril′ity, quality of being puerile: that which is puerile: a childish expression. [Fr. puéril—L. puerilis—puer, a child.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of puerile in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of puerile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of puerile in a Sentence
The truth is that the average schoolmaster, on all the lower levels, is and always must be essentially and next door to an idiot, for how can one imagine an intelligent man engaging in so puerile an avocation?
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