Juvenile
['dʒuːvənaɪl] or ['dʒʊvənaɪl]
Definition
(noun.) a young person, not fully developed.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; 'juvenile diabetes'; 'juvenile fashions' .
Edited by Juanita--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance.
(a.) Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
(n.) A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.
Inputed by Jeff
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Young, youthful, childish.
Edited by Alexander
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Youthful, young, infantine, boyish, girlish, early, immature, adolescent,pubescent, childish, puerile,
ANT:Mature, later, manly, womanly, elderly, aged, senile, anile, superannuated,adult
Editor: Yvonne
Definition
adj. young: pertaining or suited to youth: puerile.—n. a young person: a book written for such: an actor who plays youthful parts.—ns. Ju′venileness Juvenil′ity.
Editor: Matt
Examples
- There were juvenile letters and petitions from Rebecca, too, in the collection, imploring aid for her father or declaring her own gratitude. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Did they sit up for the folks at the Pineries, when Ralph Plantagenet, and Gwendoline, and Guinever Mango had the same juvenile complaint? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Or put it, my juvenile friends, that he saw an elephant, and returning said 'Lo, the city is barren, I have seen but an eel,' would THAT be Terewth? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mark will have no youth; while he looks juvenile and blooming, he will be already middle-aged in mind. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Eustacia's voice had sounded somewhat more juvenile and fluty than Charley's. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I was surprised and hurt when I saw them, because those colossal bunches of grapes were one of my most cherished juvenile traditions. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That blood-coloured figure was a sublimation of all the horrid dreams which had afflicted the juvenile spirit since imagination began. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They are very beautiful,' said Mr. Pickwick, as the juveniles turned away, after being presented. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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