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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Catcher Hunter Goodman, the club’s lone All-Star in 2025 and a Silver Slugger winner, said that Schaeffer’s youthful energy is what the Rockies need.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
There are variations on the usual storyline and this is especially designed for youthful eyes in the telling (wise-cracking mice are our tour guides).
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
Edwards was speaking as the first-time homebuyer hit an average age of 40 years old, a stark symbol of how the largely youthful voter base that elected Mamdani is shut out of the market.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Designed to be used directly after cleansing, the blend of herbal ingredients (including ginseng, skullcap, and madecassoside, a compound found in cica) works to support your skin barrier, reduce inflammation, and promote a more youthful-looking complexion.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
There are variations on the usual storyline and this is especially designed for youthful eyes in the telling (wise-cracking mice are our tour guides).
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
Edwards was speaking as the first-time homebuyer hit an average age of 40 years old, a stark symbol of how the largely youthful voter base that elected Mamdani is shut out of the market.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025
Designed to be used directly after cleansing, the blend of herbal ingredients (including ginseng, skullcap, and madecassoside, a compound found in cica) works to support your skin barrier, reduce inflammation, and promote a more youthful-looking complexion.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
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 28 Nov. 2025.
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