youthful

adjective youth·ful \ ˈyüth-fəl \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Examples: youthful in a Sentence

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

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youthfully

play \ˈyüth-fə-lē\ adverb

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youthfulness

noun

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Examples of youthful in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of youthful from the Web

Still, the show itself felt more youthful than ever.

— dana thomas, Town & Country, "Is Karl Lagerfeld "Winding Down" at Chanel?," 4 May 2017
Minors caught up in the criminal justice system should not suffer lifelong repercussions for youthful indiscretions — or so the thinking behind the law goes — and thus their police records should be sealed to the public.

— zak koeske, Daily Southtown, "State law that keeps juvenile records private also shields police from scrutiny, advocates say," 26 May 2018
But their youthful infatuation soon evolved into something much darker.

— josh gelman, CBS News, ""48 Hours" Live to Tell: Sophia's Secret," 26 May 2018
The experience of The Latina Sensation and the youthful exuberance of The Virtuosa are a symbolic fusion in the upstart RISE, a women's developmental group now in conjunction with Impact Wrestling.

— jim varsallone, miamiherald, "Women's wrestling with Martinez, Purrazzo on the RISE via Impact Wrestling initiative | Miami Herald," 25 May 2018
Many mid-career adults fondly recall their own youthful exuberance playing it.

— dugan arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "Shopper’s delight: Unique boutiques and bargain browsing, all with no tax," 15 May 2018
Like the adults held in the disciplinary detention unit, the youthful offenders spend all but one hour each day alone in 70-square-foot concrete cells, with no access to visitors, phones or library books, a 2016 Observer story reported.

— jane wester and ames alexander, charlotteobserver, "Five days after going to Charlotte's jail, he was dead. Police are investigating. | Charlotte Observer," 14 May 2018
The 31-year-old Lewis is the youngest coach in college football and brings with him not only a wealth of offensive knowledge but a youthful exuberance that should re-energize the program.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Rebuilding Kent State is No. 126 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 23 Apr. 2018
Being a boy band is all about youthful exuberance, and the Boyz were much more dedicated to adult vibin' -- calling them a boy band would be like calling the Temptations or Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes a boy band.

— joe lynch, Billboard, "Are They a Boy Band or Not? Two Billboard Staffers Debate The Beatles, Brockhampton, 5 Seconds of Summer & More," 23 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of youthful

1557

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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youthful Synonyms

YOUTHFUL Defined for English Language Learners

youthful

adjective

Definition of youthful for English Language Learners

: having or showing the freshness or energy of someone who is young
: having or showing the innocence, hope, lack of knowledge, etc., of someone who is young