puerility

noun

Definition of puerilitynext
as in childishness

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  1. mirth
  2. hilarity
  3. glee
Noun
  • Expect merriment, mirth and …*checks notes*… Fulham to be fifth by Christmas?
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • While that occasion caused much mirth, neighbors in Washington were not pleased with the mass of masked marauders.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of mirth
Noun
  • But then Six Characters inverts itself from bitterly self-conscious hilarity (the way to woo a big institution, one character muses, is to suppress your anger and write a comedy) into a mode that’s cooler and more reflective.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 July 2024
  • The previous Yankees losses offered their share of hilarity too.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of hilarity
Noun
  • There might have been an unconscious malice — a glee — to my pounce.
    Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Alyssa said, of the duel against Tatianna, before reacting with glee over the memory of RuPaul deciding to keep both queens — and asking them both to eliminate one of the remaining contestants.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of glee
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“Puerility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puerility. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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