puerility
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/pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/
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/pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/ · /pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/
Definition of puerility
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
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(countable, uncountable)That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.
“You treat his opinions (though he never thrusts them on you) about "the Church," and his duty, and the souls of his parishioners, with civil indifference, as much ado about nothing; and his rubrical eccentricities as puerilities.”
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Etymology
From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile + -ity.
Words you can make from puerility
146 playable · top: PELTRY (11 pts)
Best play peltry 11 points6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
53 words- PILY 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- TYPE 9 pts
- YELP 9 pts
- YIPE 9 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RULY 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- YULE 7 pts
- YURT 7 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PILI 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- PTUI 6 pts
- PULE 6 pts
- PULI 6 pts
- PURE 6 pts
- PURI 6 pts
- PURL 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- TIPI 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITU 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- PLY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- YUP 8 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- RYU 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- PIU 5 pts
- PUL 5 pts
- PUR 5 pts
- PUT 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TUP 5 pts
- URP 5 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
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