young at heart

adjective

Having the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.

Meanings

adjectiveyoung at heart (comparative more young at heart, superlative most young at heart)

comparative more young at heart · superlative most young at heart

  1. idiomaticHaving the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 童心未泯
  • 童心未泯 (tóngxīnwèimǐn)having joy and vitality associated with younger people
Finnish sydämeltään nuori
  • sydämeltään nuorihaving joy and vitality associated with younger people
French jeune de cœur
  • jeune de cœurhaving joy and vitality associated with younger people
German jung im Herzen
  • jung im Herzenhaving joy and vitality associated with younger people
Japanese 気が若い
  • 気が若い (ki ga wakai)having joy and vitality associated with younger people
Polish młody duchem
  • młody duchemhaving joy and vitality associated with younger people
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Chicago

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