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At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.
Thom Yorke

Meaning of "puerile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUERILE

From Latin puerīlis childish, from puer a boy.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUERILE

puerile  [ˈpjʊəraɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUERILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puerile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUERILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

puerile

Sophomoric humor

Sophomoric humor refers to juvenile, puerile, and base comedy that would normally be expected from an adolescent. It is used to refer to a type of comedy that often includes bathroom humor and gags that are based on and appeal to a silly sense of immaturity. The word sophomoric, an adjective dating from 1813, is used to refer to and describe something or someone that is conceited, overconfident, poorly informed and immature, as characterized by a sophomore. The phrase can be derisive, but is also used to refer to a style or vein of comedic act. A sophomoric view is one held confidently because of lack of awareness of one's own ignorance. From the Greek words σοφός, meaning wise or clever, and μωρός meaning foolish or stupid, related to the word moron. A sophomore is a second-year student in a four-year course of study. The term originated in England, but is now used principally in the United States.

Definition of puerile in the English dictionary

The definition of puerile in the dictionary is exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial. Other definition of puerile is of or characteristic of a child.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUERILE


acrylonitrile
ˌækrɪləʊˈnaɪtraɪl
afebrile
æˈfiːbraɪl
antifebrile
ˌæntɪˈfiːbraɪl
butyryl
ˈbjuːtɪˌraɪl
febrile
ˈfiːbraɪl
intersterile
ˌɪntəˈsteraɪl
invirile
ɪnˈvɪraɪl
laetrile
ˈleɪəˌtraɪl
nonvirile
ˌnɒnˈvɪraɪl
rile
raɪl
Ryle
raɪl
sterile
ˈstɛraɪl
supervirile
ˌsuːpərˈvɪraɪl
ultravirile
ˌʌltrəˈvɪraɪl
unsterile
ʌnˈstɛraɪl
virile
ˈvɪraɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUERILE

pudicity
pudor
Pudovkin
Pudsey
pudsy
pudu
Puducherry
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
pueblo
puer
puerilely
puerilism
puerility
puerpera
puerperal
puerperal fever
puerperal psychosis
puerperally
puerperium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUERILE

acetonitrile
automobile
bile
chile
difficile
facile
hostile
isonitrile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
nitrile
profile
scurrile
smile
textile
tile
utile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of puerile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PUERILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «puerile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of puerile

Translation of «puerile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUERILE

Find out the translation of puerile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puerile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puerile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

薄利多销
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pueril
570 millions of speakers

English

puerile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बालिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صبياني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

легкомысленный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pueril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puéril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puerile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kindisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たわいもない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어린이의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puerile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về trẻ con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறுபிள்ளைத்தனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुर्खपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocukça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puerile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infantylne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

легковажний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pueril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδαριώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Beuselagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barnslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puerile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puerile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILE»

The term «puerile» is regularly used and occupies the 104.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puerile

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2 QUOTES WITH «PUERILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puerile.
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John Byrne
It's that invasive and puerile curiosity to feed a tabloid culture. I don't subscribe to it.
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Thom Yorke
At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUERILE»

Discover the use of puerile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puerile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Law of the Playground: A Puerile and Disturbing Dictionary ...
Whilst the emphasis is always on humour, the book acknowledges that children are bastards, and begrudgingly accepts that that is, actually- very amusing.
Jonathan Blyth, Sarah Morgan, Phil Glanville, 2004
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Profitable Amusement for Children; Or Puerile Tales, Uniting ...
John Carey. ”Z' g/JWW . r" ''/ ,1-97 \' _' ' ¢ . F/Qz/Q AWN”. ' ..' ' /) p :I'“ . ', .''\ y ' x . 62',' . VIZ;' éJKZZI/{M A, 'if/.141»? ! \ ' I ' h a ' ' i 1 . ' ' _ ' , ' l : PROFITABLE AMUSEMENTvg FOR CHILDREN: I . on PUERILE'TALES, I. l ' 'i 3..7.
John Carey, 1802
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Martial's Epigrams Book Two
The reading puerile (easily corrupted into puer Me or puer Hylle) represents one of the few emendations by Italian humanists that have won acceptance among modern editors; see also versibus in 2.praef. The phrase supplicium puerile ...
‎2003
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Adminiculum Puerile; Or an Help for School-Boys: ... for the ...
The text and register are continuous.Dublin: printed for the booksellers, 1712. 32,23-72, [46]p.; 8
Peter Davys, 2010
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To See with a Better Eye: A Life of R. T. H. Laennec
The sign “puerile respiration” became a justification for his ideas. Medical historians have been fond of pointing out that Laennec had managed to describe most of the auscultatory terms pertaining to respiration in less than three years. Not all ...
Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine Jacalyn Duffin, M.D., Jacalyn Duffin, 2014
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
YOUTHFUL, JUVENILE, PUERILE. Youthful signifies full of youth, or in the complete state of youth: juvenile, from the Latin juvenis, o . ' signifies the same; but puerile, from puer a boy, signifies literally boyish. Hence the first two terms are taken ...
George Crabb, 1826
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
We expect nothing from a youth but what is juvenile ; we are surprised and dissatisfied to see what is puerile in a man ; Chora-bus then, with youthful hopes begull'd, Swoln with success, and of a daring mind, This new invention fatally ...
George Crabb, 1850
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A treatise on the diseases of the chest, tr. by J. Forbes
I. — Asthma with puerile respiration. The wants of the system, in respect of respiration, may be exactly measured by the intensity of the respiratory sound. 1 have already stated, when treating of the exploration of the respiration, that the ...
René Théophile H. Laënnec, 1834
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
YOUTHFUL signifies full of imulli, <•. in the complete state of youth : JUVENILE, from the Latin jmini?, signifies the same . but PUERILE from puer a boy, signifies literally boyish. Hence the first two terms are taken in an indifferent sense ; but the  ...
George Crabb, 1826
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Game Theory and the Social Contract: Playing fair
They were required to tolerate attacks even on Plato, of whose reasoning he declared: ". . . that which is comprehensible is puerile; that which is not puerile is incomprehensible." For this section, I have need of similar friends since it now has to ...
K. G. Binmore, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUERILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puerile is used in the context of the following news items.
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University governor's 'unreserved' apology for academic's 'puerile
The head of a university governing body has apologised “unreservedly” for the “puerile remarks” made by a senior academic. Sir Roger Jones, chairman of ... «WalesOnline, May 15»
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Get these puerile vans off our roads
You're in the car with children and a van pulls up alongside with the slogan “blow in her face and she'll follow you anywhere” at eye height. Or maybe it's “In ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
3
Editorial: Our occasionally puerile PM
Prime Minister John Key stands exposed as a bit of a serial ponytail puller and has apologised for repeatedly yanking the hair of an Auckland waitress. «The Southland Times, Apr 15»
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Nannbenda review: Puerile plot and jaded jokes ruin the show
The Jagadish-helmed Nannbenda is an opportunity frittered away on inanity and blatantly sexist profanity. Imagine this scene when Nayanthara's Ramya stands ... «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»
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Politics is now a puerile game – and we're not playing along
The great truism of our age is that the public have become disengaged from mainstream politics. So fed up and detached are they from the major players that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Get Hard: 100 minutes of bad behaviour that's mostly puerile but …
Get Hard: 100 minutes of bad behaviour that's mostly puerile but often hilarious .... Verdict It's puerile, but often hilarious. Comment on this story. Back to top of ... «NEWS.com.au, Mar 15»
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By indulging his puerile behaviour for so long the BBC created the …
While those with XY chromosomes chuckled at his puerile petrol-headed antics, we always saw him for what he really was: the TV equivalent of a Hummer, ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Laidlaw condemns 'puerile behaviour'
Some local authority leaders had continually obstructed and undermined all efforts to co-operate on spatial planning, economic development, climate change ... «The Dominion Post, Feb 15»
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The puerile fantasy of regime change
When it comes to the Islamic State, the inconsistency of our naming conventions seems a trivial matter relative to the extremist group's fearsome brutality. But our ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
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Wilkie raises Glenorchy council's 'puerile behaviour' in Federal …
"This puerile behaviour would be laughable if it wasn't so serious and juvenile it certainly is that some Glenorchy Aldermen think it's okay to ignore the mayor's ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»

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