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youth·ful
 youthful
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- pronunciation:
- yuth
fUl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
young in actuality or appearance.
The youthful ones of our group played tennis while the rest of us watched.He's over age fifty but he appears very youthful.- synonyms:
- young
- antonyms:
- aged, elderly, old, timeworn
- similar words:
- adolescent, boyish, girlish, immature, juvenile, puerile, teen-age, youngish
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| definition 2: |
of, pertaining to, or typical of youth.
She didn't feel up to her youthful activities anymore.- synonyms:
- young
- antonyms:
- aged, old
- similar words:
- blooming, boyish, childish, childlike, fresh, girlish, juvenile, vigorous
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| related words: |
baby, little, minor, minority, tender, young |
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| derivations: |
youthfully (adv.), youthfulness (n.) |
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