youthful

adjective youth·ful \ ˈyüth-fəl \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 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

The latter is the price of youthful exuberance – a trade-off for energy and optimism.

— martin rogers, USA TODAY, "Why England's World Cup pain hurts so much," 11 July 2018
The backbone of Pepe Reina, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Busquets, David Silva and Andres Iniesta that runs through the team has finally formed a fruitful partnership with their youthful counterparts - a worrying prospect for any opponent.

— SI.com, "2018 FIFA World Cup Team Preview: Analysing Spain's Chances at the Tournament," 31 May 2018
Fans worldwide expressed disbelief at the stark difference between the photo and Li's famously youthful appearance.

— jessie yeung, CNN, "Jet Li tells fans he's 'feeling great' after shocking viral photo," 23 May 2018
While a new look, fans of NCT 127’s former imagery and musicality won’t be lacking: youthful counterparts NCT Dream and NCT U recently put out singles that could easily have come from previous NCT 127 albums.

— tamar herman, Billboard, "NCT 127 Switch Up Their Style for 'Touch': Watch the Music Video," 13 Mar. 2018
Later, when Doris—looking youthful after a series of plastic surgeries—was dating much younger jazz musician Joe Castro, Barbara telephoned him.

— stephanie mansfield, Town & Country, "Inside the World's Richest Rivalry: Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton," 26 Apr. 2017
The researchers first discovered the average age of startup founders, which is a surprisingly non-youthful 41.9 years old.

— michael taylor, San Antonio Express-News, "The best age for entrepreneurship," 13 July 2018
With its youthful makeover replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne with Alex Bowman and rookie William Byron — who joined third-year driver Chase Elliott as team drivers in their 20s — the four-car team has seven top-5 finishes.

— michelle r. martinelli, For The Win, "6 reasons 2018 is one of the weirdest NASCAR seasons," 12 July 2018
Simpkins sits down for lunch with Joe, who is a former state employee and a youthful-looking 66 years old.

— blake farmer, Washington Post, "Support Circle: Family Caregivers Share Stories And Tips To Ease Alzheimer’s Toll," 11 July 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