All puerile synonyms
puΒ·erΒ·ile
P p adjective puerile
- nitwitted β Being like a nitwit; being stupid or foolish.
- young β being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- girllike β Resembling a girl.
- juvenile β of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
- nonserious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- newish β rather new.
- adolescent β Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- youthful β characterized by youth; young.
- jellybean β a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.
- irreflective β Without mental reflection.
- infantile β characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
adj puerile
- infantine β infantile.
- frivolous β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- flimsy β without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- green β of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- childish β Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- callow β A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- beardless β without a beard
- immature β not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- birdbrained β a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- bosky β containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
- foliate β covered with or having leaves.
- ill-conceived β badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- low tech β low-technology.
- muddleheaded β confused in one's thinking; blundering: a muddleheaded assertion.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- nascent β beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- kidder β to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
- boyish β If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive.
- derisory β If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- lamebrained β a dunce; booby; fool.
- inane β lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
- crazy β If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- babyish β Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
- controvertible β to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- half-formed β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- half-grown β advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- fatuous β foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
- boneheaded β a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- dummiest β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
adverb puerile
- immaturely β not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- childishly β of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.