youthful
- characterized by youth; young.
- of, relating to, or befitting youth: youthful enthusiasm.
- having the appearance, freshness, vigor, etc., of youth: She is 60 but her optimism has kept her youthful.
- in an early period of existence; early in time.
- Physical Geography. (of topographical features) having undergone erosion to a slight extent only.
Origin of youthful
Synonyms for youthful
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adolescent, enthusiastic, underage, young, girlish, boyish, childlike, childish, inexperienced, active, budding, buoyant, callow, fresh, green, infant, juvenile, keen, puerile, tenderExamples from the Web for youthful
Contemporary Examples of youthful
Julio Cardenas, 25 and an MC from the group RCA, was older but with a youthful smile that hid the harsher sides of Cuban life.
John Paul was youthful in his sixties with a radiant charisma.
I agree with you, but the youthful energy in the libertarian movement foresees a tipping point.
Imagine if you were doomed forever to live inside a youthful mistake.
This was before Cassidy entered politics, and the Republican congressman now calls that donation a “youthful indiscretion.”
Historical Examples of youthful
Never had her youthful freshness so appealed to her brother.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
He was thinking, with bitterness, of his own youthful indiscretions.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
A feeling of sorrow and pity came over the youthful Perseus.
The Gorgon's HeadNathaniel Hawthorne
James Osborne, the youthful cashier, feigned complete paralysis.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
It was, indeed, just the spot to captivate a youthful and susceptible fancy.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
youthful
- of, relating to, possessing, or characteristic of youth
- fresh, vigorous, or activehe's surprisingly youthful for his age
- in an early stage of developmenta youthful culture
- Also: young (of a river, valley, or land surface) in the early stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by steep slopes, lack of flood plains, and V-shaped valleysCompare mature (def. 6), old (def. 18)