puerile
/ˈpjʊəraɪl/adjective
उच्चारण प्युअराइल
बचकाना, मूर्खतापूर्ण, अपरिपक्व
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disapproving
silly; suitable for a child rather than an adult
बचकाना, मूर्खतापूर्ण, अपरिपक्व
- puerile jokes
- Stop this puerile behaviour; you are twenty now.
- The comedian's puerile humour made the audience groan.
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- I found her remarks puerile and unworthy of a minister.
- Teasing the new student is a puerile thing to do.
Synonyms childish infantile juvenile immature silly
Opposite mature adult sensible sophisticated
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AaSpelling
pu·er·ile
Spelling and pronunciation: pu-er-ile, /ˈpjʊəraɪl/, with -erile (not 'pureile' or 'puerial').
Spelling और pronunciation में pu-er-ile, /ˈpjʊəraɪl/, अंत में -erile ('pureile' या 'puerial' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the childish words together: puerile and infantile (very silly, critical), childish (silly), juvenile (immature; also of young people), childlike (innocent, praise).
बचकानेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: puerile और infantile (बहुत मूर्खतापूर्ण, आलोचनात्मक), childish (मूर्खतापूर्ण), juvenile (अपरिपक्व; युवाओं के लिए भी), childlike (भोला, प्रशंसा)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin puer, boy.
Latin puer, लड़का, से।