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Puerility vs Imbecility - What's the difference?

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Puerility is a related term of imbecility.


As nouns the difference between puerility and imbecility

is that puerility is the state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile while imbecility is the quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.

puerility

English

Noun

  • The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
  • That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.

    • See also

    * puerilism

    imbecility

    English

    Noun

  • The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind.
  • Something imbecilic; a stupid action, behaviour, etc.
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