puerility
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for puerility, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The quality of being childish or silly.
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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.
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