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 expectation is that at least one young forward will arrive across the course of next year, there will be incomings and outgoings in midfield, a youthful centre-back or two will be sought, while replacing one of the wingers is not out of the question.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Its glory is its youthful orchestra, the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, which plays with greater fire and focus than many more venerable ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The formula’s packed with peptides, antioxidants, and moisture-boosting ingredients that firm up my skin for a more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Briefly the American media, on left and right, reflected on the courage, youthful promise and dutiful service of West Virginians Sarah Beckstrom, who died, and Andrew Wolfe, who is fighting for his life in hospital.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Its glory is its youthful orchestra, the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, which plays with greater fire and focus than many more venerable ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The formula’s packed with peptides, antioxidants, and moisture-boosting ingredients that firm up my skin for a more youthful appearance.
—Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Briefly the American media, on left and right, reflected on the courage, youthful promise and dutiful service of West Virginians Sarah Beckstrom, who died, and Andrew Wolfe, who is fighting for his life in hospital.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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