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puerile |
Overview of adj puerile The adj puerile has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. puerile -- (of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing") 2. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile -- (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes") Antonyms of adj puerile 1 of 2 senses of puerile Sense 2 adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile INDIRECT (VIA immature) -> mature Similarity of adj puerile 2 senses of puerile Sense 1 puerile Pertains to noun child (Sense 2) =>child, kid => offspring, progeny, issue Sense 2 adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile => immature (vs. mature) Attributes of adj puerile Familiarity of adj puerile puerile used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj puerile puerile Overview of adj puerile The adj puerile has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. puerile -- (of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing") 2. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile -- (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes")
puerile definition
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