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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
youthfulness
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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
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If a judge grants her youthful offender status, Guffey would face no more than 3 years of punishment.
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But seizing a rare opportunity during World War I changed him from youthful overachiever to media heavyweight.
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Macron, for all his youthful elan, received little enthusiasm from young voters, who flocked to Le Pen and leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
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Women speak with the youthful fever of having found new friends, or new love — of politics and each other.
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As the millennial investor comes of age, two youthful trends are converging: socially responsible investing and robo-advisory services.
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Britain’s youthful voters came out in full force to back Britain's socialist opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in Thursday's election.
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A few years later, allegations surfaced that the $64 ,000 Question was rigged and that the youthful spellers (not just Gloria) who delighted TV viewers were given a word list and coached.
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Emmanuel Macron, France's youthful president, has only been a world leader for less than three weeks.
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First Known Use of youthful
1557
YOUTHFUL Defined for English Language Learners
youthful
playDefinition of youthful for English Language Learners
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: having or showing the freshness or energy of someone who is young
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: having or showing the innocence, hope, lack of knowledge, etc., of someone who is young
YOUTHFUL Defined for Kids
youthful
playDefinition of youthful for Students
1 : belonging to, relating to, or characteristic of youth youthful optimism
2 : not old or mature The youthful pitcher handles himself like a veteran.
3 : having the appearance, spirit, or energy of youth a youthful face youthful grandparents
youthfulness
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