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De - Pt| English Dictionary: youthful | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for youthful | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Youthful \Youth"ful\, a. 1. Not yet mature or aged; young. [bd]Two youthful knights.[b8] --Dryden. Also used figuratively. [bd]The youthful season of the year.[b8] --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports. [bd]Warm, youthful blood.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Youthful thoughts.[b8] --Milton. 3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth. After millions of millions of ages . . . still youthful and flourishing. --Bentley. Syn: Puerile; juvenile. Usage: {Youthful}, {Puerile}, {Juvenile}. Puerile is always used in a bad sense, or at least in the sense of what is suitable to a boy only; as, puerile objections, puerile amusements, etc. Juvenile is sometimes taken in a bad sense, as when speaking of youth in contrast with manhood; as, juvenile tricks; a juvenile performance. Youthful is commonly employed in a good sense; as, youthful aspirations; or at least by way of extenuating; as, youthful indiscretions. [bd]Some men, imagining themselves possessed with a divine fury, often fall into toys and trifles, which are only puerilities.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Raw, juvenile writers imagine that, by pouring forth figures often, they render their compositions warm and animated.[b8] --Blair. -- {Youth"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Youth"ful*ness}, n. | |
