"puerility" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: puerilities [plural]
Etymology: From puerile + -ity, from Middle French puérilité, from Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂w-}}, {{suffix|en|puerile|ity}} puerile + -ity, {{uder|en|frm|puérilité}} Middle French puérilité, {{uder|en|la|puerīlitās}} Latin puerīlitās, {{m|la|puerīlis|t=childish, juvenile}} puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), {{m|la|puer|t=boy}} puer (“boy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puerility (countable and uncountable, plural puerilities)
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puerility-en-noun-zKUuuerN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 91 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 89 11
  2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puerility-en-noun-oQ9LOrub
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: puerilism

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