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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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
From the singing to the silence that comes when Lucija’s lost in thought and desire, Djukić expertly crafts a tangible atmosphere of yearning that aches with youthful restlessness.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Claffey said that his character learns quite a bit from the youthful Egg.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Like a quirky younger cousin to Dôen, Damson Madder takes romantic sensibilities and adds a youthful twist via oversized silhouettes and fun prints.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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