Word: puerility
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pu
er
il
i
ty
Definition: The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
Morphemes:
Affix: puerile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Childish; trifling; silly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puer
Language: la
Decoded: puer
Meaning: boy
Affix: -īlis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"