Difference between Adolescent and Puerile

What is the difference between Adolescent and Puerile?

Adolescent as an adjective is characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature. while Puerile as an adjective is characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile.

Adolescent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A teenager; a juvenile after puberty

Example sentence: I don't write about adolescence. I write about war. For adolescents.

Puerile

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile.Childish; trifling; silly.

We hope you now know whether to use Adolescent or Puerile in your sentence.

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