Definitions for puerility

puerility pu·er·il·i·ty

Spelling: [pyoo-uh-ril-i-tee, pyoo-ril-]
IPA: /ˌpyu əˈrɪl ɪ ti, pyʊˈrɪl-/

Puerility is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 259 anagrams from letters in puerility (eiilprtuy).

Definitions for puerility

noun

  1. the state or quality of being a child.
  2. the quality of being puerile; childish foolishness or triviality.
  3. a puerile act, idea, remark, etc.:

Origin of puerility

First recorded in 1425-75; late Middle English word from Latin word puerīlitās. See puerile, -ity

Examples for puerility

But the passengers might surely be as alive to the puerility as any one else.

We can infer this from the signs of puerility of certain legends.

Her tone calls him back to a sense of the ungentleman-likeness and puerility of his conduct.

We are perfectly convinced of the puerility of it all, but that does not help us in the least to mend it.

There was a childishness, a puerility about it that made the men smile.

It has bad English, bad verse, and puerility; but is not indelicate.

They began their sitting in puerility; they terminated their decrees in blood!

In brief, there is no puerility that is not at home in this sphere of misbegotten effort.

The puerility of garb and ceremonial was lost in the significance of the result.

They lavish their strength, their puerility, and their anger.

Word Value for puerility
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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