puerility
puerility · puerilities
ребячество
The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerileThe state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
UK/pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/US/pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
(countable, uncountable)That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.
ребячествоrebjačestvo
More definitions
- a property characteristic of a child
- the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitāFrom Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile + -ity.
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Forms
plural: puerilities| Singular | puerility |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a property characteristic of a child:childishness
- the state of a child between infancy and adolescence:childhood
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable