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
1synonym study For youthful
Other words from youthful
- youth·ful·ly, adverb
- youth·ful·ness, noun
- pre·youth·ful, adjective
- un·youth·ful, adjective
- un·youth·ful·ly, adverb
- un·youth·ful·ness, noun
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How to use youthful in a sentence
It’s a rare display of precocity even in a field that celebrates youthful genius.
Undergraduate Math Student Pushes Frontier of Graph Theory | Kevin Hartnett | November 30, 2020 | Quanta MagazineKnown for its exciting and youthful vibe, Royal Oak offers plenty to see and do, with many boutiques, salons, and retail shops, as well as several movie theaters, live theater options, a comedy club, and more.
Detroit : What to Know if You’re Moving to the Motor City | LGBTQ-Editor | November 24, 2020 | No Straight NewsAs the years passed, the two women traced over those youthful visions with the brushstrokes of real life.
Garrett Bradley’s documentary follows Fox Rich, who has spent 21 years doggedly petitioning for the release of her husband Rob, from prison, where he’s been sentenced to spend 60 years following a youthful crime in which they were both involved.
In a 2019 podcast interview, Hayungs said he “went to county jail” 17 times when he was young, the result of what he called “youthful indiscretions.”
The COVID-19 Charmer: How a Self-Described Felon Convinced Elected Officials to Try to Help Him Profit From the Pandemic | by Vianna Davila, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill | September 25, 2020 | ProPublica
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.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was before Cassidy entered politics, and the Republican congressman now calls that donation a “youthful indiscretion.”
Mary Landrieu-Bill Cassidy Louisiana Senate Race Heads to a Runoff | Tim Mak | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor this reason the story of Yung Pak's youthful days may be the more interesting to his Western cousins.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeHer youthful vanity had its way in a mind too speculative, intelligent, observant, merely to be shocked.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonMuch older than I he had long since passed through these youthful phases.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe handsome person and gallant bearing of the youthful knight excited general sympathy and regret.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonHer real bitterness taught me what a purely youthful symptom mine had been, and she was rather a clever girl, often entertaining.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for youthful
/ (ˈjuːθfʊl) /
of, relating to, possessing, or characteristic of youth
fresh, vigorous, or active: he's surprisingly youthful for his age
in an early stage of development: a 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 valleys: Compare mature (def. 6), old (def. 18)
Derived forms of youthful
- youthfully, adverb
- youthfulness, noun
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