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- [pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoo r-il, -ahyl]
- /ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪl/
- /ˈpjʊə.raɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoo r-il, -ahyl]
- /ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪl/
Definitions of puerile word
- adjective puerile of or relating to a child or to childhood. 1
- adjective puerile childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing. 1
- adjective puerile childish, infantile 1
- adjective puerile If you describe someone or something as puerile, you mean that they are silly and childish. 0
- adjective puerile exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial 0
- adjective puerile of or characteristic of a child 0
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Origin of puerile
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin puerīlis boyish, equivalent to puer boy + -īlis -ile
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Parts of speech for Puerile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puerile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puerile
adj puerile
- babyish — Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
- beardless — without a beard
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
adjective puerile
- adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- girllike — Resembling a girl.
- infantile — characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
- irreflective — Without mental reflection.
- jellybean — a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.
adverb puerile
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
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