Youthful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by youth; young.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or suggesting youth. See Synonyms at young.
  • adj. In an early stage of development; new.
  • adj. Geology Young: a youthful streambed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Young or seeming young.
  • adj. Characteristic of young people.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not yet mature or aged; young.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life
  • adj. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In physical geography, exhibiting an early stage of the geographical cycle; young.
  • Possessing or characterized by youth; not yet aged; not yet arrived at mature years; being in the early stage of life; young; juvenile.
  • Pertaining or belonging or suitable to the early part of life: as, youthful days; youthful age.
  • Fresh and vigorous, as in youth.
  • Early in time.
  • =Syn.1-3. Youthful, Juvenile, Boyish, Puerile. Youthful is generally used in a good sense: as, youthful looks or sports; juvenile indifferently, but if in a bad sense not strongly so: as, the poem was a rather juvenile performance; boyish rather more often, but not necessarily, in some contempt: as, a boyish manner; boyish enthusiasm; puerile always in marked contempt, as a synonym for silly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  • Equivalent
    immature    young   
    Antonym
    old   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    puerile    juvenile    young    fresh    childish    early    youngly    green    beardless    maiden   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    truthful    untruthful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boyish    young    gentle    feminine    eager    girlish    manly