Definition of PUERILITY

puerility

Plural: puerilities

Noun

  • the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  • a property characteristic of a child
  • The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
  • That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.

Origin / Etymology

From puerile + -ity, from Middle French puérilité, from Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”).

Scrabble Score: 14

puerility: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
puerility: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puerility: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

puerility: valid Words With Friends Word