nonage

[ non-ij, noh-nij ]

/ ˈnɒn ɪdʒ, ˈnoʊ nɪdʒ /

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noun

the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.

any period of immaturity.

Words related to nonage

immaturity, childhood, infancy

Words nearby nonage

nonacademic, nonacceptance, nonaccidental injury, nonachiever, nonaddictive, nonage, nonagenarian, nonaggression, nonagon, nonagricultural, nonalcoholic

Origin of nonage

1350–1400; late Middle English < Middle French (see non-, age); replacing Middle English nownage < Anglo-French nounage; Middle French as above

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Examples from the Web for nonage

Imitation and forgery, which are a kind of literary vulgarity, were the school of Romanticism in its nonage.
Romance|Walter Raleigh
Huxley, if I remember rightly, asserted in his nonage that science would even afford us a newer and more enlightened morality.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker
The youth in his nonage, and the gray-haired and very aged man were there.
The Iron Furnace|John H. Aughey
Had not he himself made anti-national treaties almost before he was out of his nonage?
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson

I do not object, especially during the period of nonage, to a considerable degree of dependence and control.
Thoughts on Man|William Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for nonage

nonage

/ (ˈnəʊnɪdʒ) /

noun

law the state of being under any of various ages at which a person may legally enter into certain transactions, such as the making of binding contracts, marrying, etc

any period of immaturity

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