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Meaning of "puerilism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUERILISM

puerilism  [ˈpjʊərɪˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUERILISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puerilism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUERILISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puerilism in the English dictionary

The definition of puerilism in the dictionary is immature or childish behaviour by an adult.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUERILISM


automobilism
ˌɔːtəʊˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
evangelism
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlɪzəm
Familism
ˈfæmɪˌlɪzəm
immobilism
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlɪzəm
infantilism
ɪnˈfæntɪˌlɪzəm
mercantilism
ˈmɜːkəntɪˌlɪzəm
necrophilism
nɛˈkrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
Negrophilism
niːˈɡrɒfɪˌlɪzəm
nihilism
ˈnaɪɪˌlɪzəm
perfectibilism
pəˈfɛktɪbɪˌlɪzəm
pointillism
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
pointillisme
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪzəm
probabilism
ˈprɒbəbɪˌlɪzəm
pugilism
ˈpjuːdʒɪˌlɪzəm
salicylism
ˈsælɪsɪˌlɪzəm
servilism
ˈsɜːvɪˌlɪzəm
slavophilism
sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm
symphilism
ˈsɪmfɪˌlɪzəm
virilism
ˈvɪrɪˌlɪzəm
zoophilism
zəʊˈɒfɪˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUERILISM

pudsy
pudu
Puducherry
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
pueblo
puer
puerile
puerilely
puerility
puerpera
puerperal
puerperal fever
puerperal psychosis
puerperally
puerperium
Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Pufendorf
puff

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUERILISM

alcoholism
bibliophilism
capitalism
devilism
fallibilism
gentilism
impossibilism
infallibilism
journalism
metabolism
miserabilism
nationalism
possibilism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
symbolism
troilism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of puerilism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puerilism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUERILISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

puerilism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puerilism
570 millions of speakers

English

puerilism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puerilism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puerilism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

puerilism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puerilism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

puerilism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puérilisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puerilisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puerilism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小児症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puerilism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puerilisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puerilism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puerilism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धवाक्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puerilism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puerilism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puerilism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

puerilism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puerilism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puerilism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puerilism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puerilism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puerilism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puerilism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILISM»

The term «puerilism» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puerilism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puerilism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUERILISM»

Discover the use of puerilism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puerilism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond the Aesthetic and the Anti-Aesthetic
1The year after The Anti—Aesthetic appeared, Owens penned a brief commentary entitled “The Problem with Puerilism.”z The two-page text roundly denounced the gentrifying effects of the East Village art scene, then in full bloom on New ...
James Elkins, Harper Montgomery, 2013
2
Play Reconsidered: Sociological Perspectives on Human Expression
204–213) description of the twin dangers of “false play” and “puerilism” should be remembered here. “False play” is that perversion of human creativity that occurs when organizations take over and manage play for their own ends. Although ...
Thomas S. Henricks, 2006
3
Was that Supposed to be Funny? A Rhetorical Analysis of ...
Puerilism/Sick Jokes For Huizinga, puerilism, or an adolescent form of play, and also what he refers to as an “insatiable thirst for trivial recreation and crude sensationalism” (232), are rampant in contemporary society. When we examine these ...
Nathan Andrew Wilson, 2008
4
Shades of Loneliness: Pathologies of a Technological Society
Perhaps this would be the case if it were not for the rampant puerilism of modern life. Over sixty years ago, J. H. Huizinga called attention to the puerilism of modern society. In large part because many adult responsibilities at work and at home ...
Richard Stivers, 2004
5
Up is Up, But So is Down: New York's Downtown Literary ...
Craig Owens, “The Problem with Puerilism,” Beyond Recognition: Representation, Power, and Culture, edited by Scott Bryson; introduction by Simon Watney (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992), 263. 5. Craig Owens, “The Problem ...
Brandon Stosuy, 2006
6
The American Dream and the National Game
8 "The modern puerilism," Huizinga felt, presented itself in two ways. These amounted to a confusion of the roles of work and play in the world. "On the one hand," said Huizinga, "activities of a professedly serious nature and universally ...
Leverett T. Smith, Jr., 1975
7
Beyond Recognition: Representation, Power, and Culture
Politics of Coppllia / 239 Sects and Language / 243 The Critic as Realist / 253 " The Indignity of Speaking for Others": An Imaginary Interview / 259 The Problem with Puerilism / 263 Analysis Logical and Ideological / 268 Improper Names / 284  ...
Craig Owens, Scott Stewart Bryson, 1994
8
Matho; Or, The Cosmotheoria Puerilis ...
Cosmotheoria. Puerilism. A D I A L O G XJ E, 6cc. ' The first Meeting. Afathoy, a* key bf *' fint *.gtnitist desires his fr'rtrti . Pbiltn. to. explain, and, if pojible, , bring with. . in the reach of a bay's capacity fame things in. . philosophy, concerning the  ...
Andrew Baxter, 1765
9
Matho: Or, The Cosmotheoria Puerilis, a Dialogue. In which ...
... on the other Side, as in the former Case ; but returns to the Point from which it first set out, with the same Velocity, and in the same Direction. Whence Whence it must perform a second Revolutions and a third,. Cosmotheoria. Puerilism. 267.
Andrew Baxter, 1745
10
New Lights on Indian Women Novelists in English
The narrator of The God of Small Things practises a kind of puerilism which means reverting to a child's state of mind and expression. Puerilism in The God of Small Things is distinguishable from identification with the twins' consciousness.
Amar Nath Prasad, 2004

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUERILISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puerilism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obasanjo's Book: The Case Of Two Wrongs By Ahanonu Kingsley
... which would have been more mature, more sensible and more respectful was to have challenged the puerilism, the loopiness and the debility of that. «SaharaReporters.com, Dec 14»
2
놀이와 '유치한 놀이'의 차이점
놀이인 척하는 거짓된 놀이를 그는 '유치한 놀이'(Puerilism)라고 부른다. '유치주의'라고 해도 좋겠다. 20세기 전반기에 만연한 유치함과 야만성의 결합을 지칭하는 ... «한겨레, Sep 11»
3
Facepaint patriots: the phenomenon of nationalism
... is only equalled by their jovial corruption': the Australian contempt for its elected officialdom is no outgrowing of the age of spin and modern political puerilism. «ABC Online, Sep 07»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Puerilism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/puerilism>. May 2024 ».
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