Puerility

  • 11puerility — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. absurdity, frivolity, rubbish; see nonsense 2 , stupidity 2 …

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  • 12puerility — pu·er·il·i·ty || pjÊŠ rɪlÉ™tɪ /pjÊŠÉ™ n. immaturity, childishness; triviality; silliness, nonsensicalness …

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  • 13puerility — n. 1. Boyishness, childishness, youthfulness, juvenility. 2. Folly, foolishness, nonsense, weakness, silliness, insipidity …

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  • 14puerility — n 1. childhood, infancy, babyhood; youth, boyhood, girlhood, adolescence, puberty, immaturity, minority, springtime of life, salad days. 2. dotage, second childhood, senility, Psychiatry. puerilism. 3. foolishness, inanity, silliness, absurdity,… …

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  • 15puerility — pu·er·il·i·ty …

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  • 16puerility — /p(y)uwarilstiy/ In the civil law, a condition intermediate between infancy and puberty, continuing in boys from the seventh to the fourteenth year of their age, and in girls from seven to twelve …

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  • 17puerility — (Civil law.) The condition of boys from the ages of seven to fourteen, inclusive, and that of girls from the ages of seven to twelve, inclusive …

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  • 18puerility — noun 1. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence • Syn: ↑childhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑puerile, ↑child (for: ↑childhood) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 19Puerilities — Puerility Pu er*il i*ty, n.; pl. {Puerilities}. [L. puerilitas: cf. F. pu[ e]rilit[ e].] 1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression… …

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