Definitions for puerile
ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪlpuerile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puerileadjective

   of or characteristic of a child

   "puerile breathing"

2. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective

   displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

   "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puerileadjective

   Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile.

2. puerileadjective

   Childish; trifling; silly.

3. Etymology: From puerilis, from puer.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Puerileadjective

   boyish; childish; trifling; silly

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

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How to pronounce puerile?

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How to say puerile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puerile in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puerile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of puerile in a Sentence

1. H. L. Mencken:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=puerile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Puerile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=puerile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puerile
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=puerile
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=puerile