JUVENILITY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

juvenility

noun

Definition of juvenility

as in immaturity

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Recent Examples of juvenility Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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Noun

His workload as captain in all three formats was secondary to his immaturity.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The diagnosis provided a framework that explained years of behavior that family members had struggled to understand and had simply attributed to immaturity.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of immaturity

Noun

The novel explores the challenges of making a life both within and without the arts, and how that unfolds from adolescence into adulthood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
The two had known each other since adolescence, and what began as an effort to document his musical comeback evolved into an intimate chronicle of addiction, mental-health struggles, friendship and loss.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescence

Noun

Survivors a minority Madan Singh Budha had come off the night shift at the Upper Trishuli tunnel number 2 when the deluge struck.

— Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Democrats focus on voters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin — even Fort Worth — and their suburbs, particularly minorities.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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