puerility
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/pjʊəˈrɪl.ə.ti/us/pjuː.əˈrɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beingsillyin a way that achildwouldenjoy, not anadult:
Theplotof thefilmis just aplatformfor puerility.
Theyexhibitthe puerility ofnaughtyschoolboys.
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puerile
- Hertastefor puerility isaccommodatedon her TVcomedyprogram.
- Intheirdrawings, they canlapseintosensationalpuerility.
- The show is atriumphofspectacleand puerility.
Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoonery
- dottiness
- dumbness
- fatuousness
- foolishness
- frivolousness
- fruit loopery
- game
- idiocy
- lark
- ludicrousness
- madness
- mindlessness
- oafishness
- obtuseness
- screwball
- the games (that) people playidiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuousness
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Physically and mentally mature & immature