youthful

youth·ful

adjective \ˈyüth-fəl\

Definition of YOUTHFUL

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of youth <youthful inexperience>

2

: being young and not yet mature

3

: marked by or possessing youth <youthful dancers>

4

: having the vitality or freshness of youth : vigorous <my youthful grandparents>

5

: having accomplished or undergone little erosion <youthful mountains>

— youth·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— youth·ful·ness noun

Examples of YOUTHFUL

1. My grandparents are still very youthful.
2. <it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential>

First Known Use of YOUTHFUL

1557

Related to YOUTHFUL

Synonyms

adolescent, immature, juvenile, youngish, young

Antonyms

adult, grown-up, mature, matured

Related Words

ephebic, minor, preteen, subadult, teenage (or teenaged), underage; embryonic, emergent; callow, green, inexperienced, puerile, raw; babyish, childish, childlike, infantile, infantine, kiddish; undeveloped, unfinished, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened; blooming, blossoming, burgeoning, flourishing, flowering

Near Antonyms

aged, aging (or ageing), ancient, elderly, geriatric, long-lived, old, older, oldish, senescent, senior; full-blown, full-fledged; golden, mellow, ripe, ripened; middle-aged; anile, decrepit, doddering, over-the-hill, senile, spavined, tottery

Rhymes with YOUTHFUL

ruthful, truthful