juvenility

American  

[joo-vuh-nil-i-tee] / ˌdʒu vəˈnɪl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

juvenilities

1. juvenile state, character, or manner.

2. juvenilities, youthful qualities or acts.

3. an instance of being juvenile.

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juvenility British  

/ ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being juvenile, esp of being immature

2. (often plural) a juvenile act or manner

3. juveniles collectively

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Etymology

Origin of juvenility

First recorded in 1615–25; juvenile + -ity

Example Sentences

And when the theatrical comedy is in jeopardy, revitalizing this type of juvenility for low-brow laughs, now tempered even further to be digested between phone scrolls, feels like a golf ball to the forehead.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

Surprisingly, the mistake in his birth date and the claim of juvenility was not raised by the courts, prosecutors and defence lawyers until very late in the case - 2018.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

But forgive me if, as a guy, I take particular offense at his attempt to conscript me and mine as conspirators in his loathsomeness, to make us guys human shields for his repugnant juvenility.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2016

The jokes are often juvenile and gross, unsophisticated and insensitive, but one does not wish to strike juvenility or grossness or even insensitivity outright from the comic tool kit; these just aren't all that good.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2015

Delaunay's juvenility, his ardor, his passion, his good taste and sense of fitness, have always an irresistible charm.

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various