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puerileness

puerileness noun: the quality of being puerile; puerility.

Noun

puerileness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being puerile; puerility.

Origin of puerileness

From puerile + -ness.

Questions about puerileness

What does puerileness mean?
Puerileness means the quality of being puerile; puerility.
What part of speech is puerileness?
Puerileness is a noun.

Words near puerileness in the dictionary

  1. Puerh
  2. pueri aeterni
  3. puericulture
  4. puerile
  5. puerilely
  6. puerileness
  7. puerilism
  8. puerilisms
  9. puerilities
  10. puerility
  11. puerilization

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