noun
- childish or immature behavior or thinking
Usage: formal
Examples
- The senator’s puerility during the debate embarrassed his supporters.
- Her constant giggling showed a puerility inappropriate for someone her age.
- The committee was frustrated by the puerility of his suggestions.
- Critics dismissed the film as an exercise in puerility rather than comedy.
- His puerility made it difficult for colleagues to take him seriously.
- The teacher addressed the puerility in the classroom with firm but kind words.