puerileness


puer·ile

P5706500 (pyo͝or′īl′, pwĕr′-, pyo͞o′ər-, -əl)adj.1. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish. See Synonyms at young.2. Archaic Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
[Latin puerīlis, from puer, child, boy; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
puer·ile·ly adv.puer′il′i·ty (-ĭl′ĭ-tē), puer′ile·ness (-əl-nĭs, -īl-) n.