juvenility

juvenility
Synonyms and related words:
adolescence, bloom, budtime, early years, florescence, flowering time, greenness, jeunesse, juvenescence, my burning youth, my green age, prime of life, puberty, pubescence, salad days, seedtime of life, spring, springtide, springtime, springtime of life, tender age, tenderness, young blood, youngness, youth, youthfulness, youthhead, youthhood, youthiness

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  • Juvenility — Ju ve*nil i*ty, n.; pl. {Juvenilities}. [L. juvenilitas: cf. F. juv[ e]nilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. The manners or character of youth; immaturity. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • juvenility — index adolescence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • juvenility — (n.) 1620s, from L. iuvenilitas youth, from iuvenilis (see JUVENILE (Cf. juvenile)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • juvenility — [jo͞o΄və nil′i tē] n. pl. juvenilities [L juvenilitas] 1. the quality or state of being juvenile 2. a childish action, manner, etc …   English World dictionary

  • juvenility — noun The state or quality of being juvenile The plant grew from juvenility to maturity in a week …   Wiktionary

  • juvenility — juvenile ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to young people, birds, or animals. 2) childish. ► NOUN 1) a young person, bird, or animal. 2) Law a person below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible (18 in most countries). DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • juvenility — noun (plural ties) Date: circa 1623 1. the quality or state of being juvenile ; youthfulness 2. a. immaturity of thought or conduct b. an instance of being juvenile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • juvenility — /jooh veuh nil i tee/, n., pl. juvenilities. 1. juvenile state, character, or manner. 2. juvenilities, youthful qualities or acts. 3. an instance of being juvenile. [1615 25; JUVENILE + ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • juvenility — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The time of life between childhood and maturity: adolescence, greenness, juvenescence, puberty, salad days, spring, youth, youthfulness. See YOUTH. Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing. See CONCERN. 6. Slang …   English dictionary for students

  • juvenility — ju·ve·nil·i·ty || ‚dÊ’uːvÉ™ nɪlÉ™tɪ n. youthfulness, childhood; youth; immaturity …   English contemporary dictionary

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