puerility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puerility
Noun
  • To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The mirth carries with it an undercurrent of Tyla’s particular brand of charisma.
    Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mike Jones, Jon Embree, Rick George and Chris Hudson recounted, often with hilarity, the high standards of working for, and with, a national championship coach.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Roz Chast on George Booth In Booth’s cartoons of men and women, dogs and bathtubs, the hilarity is in the details.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and Vance, in one fell swoop, managed to embolden our adversaries (not just Russia — all of them watched this spectacle with glee) and alienate our staunch European allies.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
  • An emotional dela Fuente cried tears of joy while Ho and other Mills players jumped with glee at halfcourt.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Puerility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puerility. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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