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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Baño María artfully traverses themes of love, heartbreak, audacity, late-night revelry and societal ironies, creating a bold exploration of youthful debauchery.
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Despite worrying about stubborn belly fat, Hudson recently went viral on social media for his youthful look during a photo call for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire last month.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
Despite worrying about stubborn belly fat, Hudson recently went viral on social media for his youthful look during a photo call for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire last month.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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