puerilism

pu·er·il·ism

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pyoo-er-uh-liz-uh m, pyoo r-uh-]
- /ˈpyu ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈpyʊər ə-/
- /ˈpjʊəraɪlɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pyoo-er-uh-liz-uh m, pyoo r-uh-]
- /ˈpyu ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈpyʊər ə-/

Definitions of puerilism word

noun puerilism childishness in the behavior of an adult. 1
noun puerilism immature or childish behaviour by an adult 0
noun puerilism childishness, esp. as a symptom of emotional disorder in an adult 0

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Origin of puerilism

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; puerile + -ism

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Parts of speech for Puerilism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Puerilism

puerilism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

puerilism usage trend in Literature

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