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
youthfulness
noun
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
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The series chronicles the joining of two very different families after a youthful romance between two grandparents — Alan Buttershaw (Derek Jacobi) and Celia Dawson (Anne Reid) — is rekindled.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Also hailing from an Italian family with strong roots in the artistic perfumery industry, sisters Ludovica and Matilde Gritti launched Gleam two years ago to offer their own, more youthful take on the category.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Another selling point is its use of vitamin C, a standout ingredient that makes skin look brighter, and in turn, healthy and more youthful.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Also hailing from an Italian family with strong roots in the artistic perfumery industry, sisters Ludovica and Matilde Gritti launched Gleam two years ago to offer their own, more youthful take on the category.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Another selling point is its use of vitamin C, a standout ingredient that makes skin look brighter, and in turn, healthy and more youthful.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for youthful
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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