CEFR B2

puerility

noun

Meaning

puerility means the state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses puerility to mean the state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
The teacher asked students to find puerility in the reading.

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puerility (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses puerility to mean the state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
The teacher asked students to find puerility in the reading.
Check the words around puerility to choose the right meaning.

How to Use puerility

a/the puerility (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a puerility."
puerility in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked puerility in context before translating it."

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