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youthful - 3 dictionary results

youth⋅ful

[yooth-fuhl]
–adjective
1. characterized by youth; young.
2. of, pertaining to, or befitting youth: youthful enthusiasm.
3. having the appearance, freshness, vigor, etc., of youth: She is 60 but her optimism has kept her youthful.
4. in an early period of existence; early in time.
5. Physical Geography. (of topographical features) having undergone erosion to a slight extent only.

Origin:
1555–65; youth + -ful


youth⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
youth⋅ful⋅ness, noun


1–3. See young.
youth·ful   (yōōth'fəl)   
adj.  
  1. Characterized by youth; young.
  2. Of, relating to, or suggesting youth. See Synonyms at young.
  3. In an early stage of development; new.
  4. Geology Young: a youthful streambed.
youth'ful·ly adv., youth'ful·ness n.

Youthful

Youth"ful\, a. 1. Not yet mature or aged; young. "Two youthful knights." --Dryden. Also used figuratively. "The youthful season of the year." --Shak.

2. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports. "Warm, youthful blood." --Shak. "Youthful thoughts." --Milton.

3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.

After millions of millions of ages . . . still youthful and flourishing. --Bentley.

Syn: Puerile; juvenile.

Usage: Youthful, Puerile, Juvenile. Puerile is always used in a bad sense, or at least in the sense of what is suitable to a boy only; as, puerile objections, puerile amusements, etc. Juvenile is sometimes taken in a bad sense, as when speaking of youth in contrast with manhood; as, juvenile tricks; a juvenile performance. Youthful is commonly employed in a good sense; as, youthful aspirations; or at least by way of extenuating; as, youthful indiscretions. "Some men, imagining themselves possessed with a divine fury, often fall into toys and trifles, which are only puerilities." --Dryden. "Raw, juvenile writers imagine that, by pouring forth figures often, they render their compositions warm and animated." --Blair. -- Youth"ful*ly, adv. -- Youth"ful*ness, n.
Language Translation for : youthful
Spanish: joven,
German: jugendlich,
Japanese: 若い
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