puerility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puerility
Noun
  • Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • From creator and executive producer Bruce W. Smith and executive producer Ralph Farquhar, Season 3 finds Penny Proud and her loyal crew embarking on international escapades, wild adventures, and fantastical stops packed with hilarity, heart, and, most of all, discovery, per the logline.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 July 2025
  • Covino, who also serves as director, and Marvin let their bodies flail around for maximum hilarity, and each new phase of their brawl includes another surprising, uproarious micro set piece.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Fans have already started expressing their glee over the news on social media.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
  • As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“Puerility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puerility. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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