youthful
youth‧ful /ˈjuːθfəl/
adjective
youthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour
youthful appearance/looks/complexion
She has managed to maintain her youthful appearance.
2. young:
The photo shows a smiling, youthful Burgos.
—youthfully adverb
—youthfulness noun [uncountable]
▪ young not old: a young man of about 22 | My dad died when I was young. | There are excellent facilities for young children. | Young people are often unable to get jobs.
▪small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: They have two small children. | We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.
▪teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: a group of teenage boys | They have three teenage children.
▪adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls. | adolescent behaviour
▪juvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: juvenile crime | a special prison for juvenile offenders | juvenile deliquents (=young people who commit crimes)
▪youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: a youthful 55 year old | youthful enthusiasm | Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him. | The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.
▪junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: the junior championships | the junior champion
youth‧ful /ˈjuːθfəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: young, youngster, youth, youthfulness; adjective: young, youthful; adverb: youthfully
1. typical of young people, or seeming youngyouthful enthusiasm/energy/vigour
youthful appearance/looks/complexion
2. young:
—youthfully adverb
—youthfulness noun [uncountable]
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