'Puerile' definitions:
Definition of 'puerile'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
adjective
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile]
Definition of 'Puerile'
From: GCIDE
- Puerile \Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. pu['e]ril.] Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. [1913 Webster]
- The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'puerile'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asinine,
- babish,
- babyish,
- beardless,
- boyish,
- boylike,
- calflike,
- childish,
- childlike,
- coltish,
- foolish,
- girlish,
- girllike,
- immature,
- inconsequential,
- infantile,
- infantine,
- insignificant,
- irresponsible,
- juvenile,
- kiddish,
- maiden,
- maidenly,
- puplike,
- puppyish,
- puppylike,
- ridiculous,
- shallow,
- silly,
- sophomoric,
- trivial