Puerility

Puˊer-il′i-ty

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Puerilities

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[L.

puerilitas

: cf. F.

puérilité

.]

1.

The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness.

Sir T. Browne.

2.

That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.

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Noun.

[L. puerilitas, from puer, a boy.]

1.

Childishness; boyishness; the manners or actions of a boy; that which is trifling.

2.

In discourse, a thought or expression which is flat, insipid or childish.

puerility ‎(countable and uncountable, plural puerilities)

The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.