youthful
11youthful — [[t]ju͟ːθfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is youthful behaves as if they are young or younger than they really are. I m a very youthful 50. ...youthful enthusiasm and high spirits... Gary Glitter, 48, revealed the secret of his youthful looks.… …
12youthful — adjective a youthful new leader Syn: young looking, spry, sprightly, vigorous, active; young, boyish, girlish; fresh faced, in the springtime of life, in one s salad days Ant: old, elderly •• youthful, adolescent, callow, immature, juvenile,… …
13youthful — UK [ˈjuːθf(ə)l] / US [ˈjuθf(ə)l] adjective 1) a) typical of young people youthful enthusiasm/rebellion b) someone who is youthful has many of the positive qualities considered to be typical of young people an astonishingly youthful widow of 65 2) …
14youthful — adjective 1 typical of or having qualities typical of youth: youthful enthusiasm | She s over 50, but has a youthful complexion. 2 young: youthful soldiers youthfully adverb youthfulness noun (U) …
15youthful — youthfully, adv. youthfulness, n. /yoohth feuhl/, adj. 1. characterized by youth; young. 2. of, pertaining to, or befitting youth: youthful enthusiasm. 3. having the appearance, freshness, vigor, etc., of youth: She is 60 but her optimism has… …
16youthful — adj. 1 young, esp. in appearance or manner. 2 having the characteristics of youth (youthful impatience). 3 having the freshness or vigour of youth (a youthful complexion). Derivatives: youthfully adv. youthfulness n …
17youthful — See young. See young, youthful …
18youthful — adj. Youthful is used with these nouns: ↑ambition, ↑appearance, ↑energy, ↑enthusiasm, ↑excitement, ↑exuberance, ↑folly, ↑indiscretion, ↑inexperience, ↑innocence, ↑look, ↑ …
19youthful — youth•ful [[t]ˈyuθ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by youth 2) of or suggesting youth: youthful enthusiasm[/ex] 3) in an early period of existence 4) geo (of topographical features) having undergone erosion to a slight extent only • Etymology:… …
20youthful offender — youth·ful offender n: a young person (as one within a statutorily specified age range) who commits a crime but is granted special status entitling him or her to a more lenient punishment (as one involving probation or confinement in a special… …
