Meanings
comparative more youthful · superlative most youthful
- Young or seeming young.
a youthful butler
1 more example
Southgate is presiding over a talented, youthful squad and there is enough attacking weaponry to test the best in the Euros
2021 March 31, Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Poland: What shape are Gareth Southgate's side in?”, in BBC SportSynonyms: juvenescent, lively, sprightly, spry, young, fresh-faced, baby-faced, juvenile
- Characteristic of young people.
youthful vivacity
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveYoung or seeming young.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἡβητής, ἡβᾱτάς
- ἡβητής (hēbētḗs)young or seeming young
- ἡβᾱτάς (hēbātás)young or seeming young
- ἁβᾱτάς (habātás)young or seeming young
Bulgarian младежки
- младежки (mladežki)characteristic of young people
Catalan juvenil, jovenívol
- juvenilyoung or seeming young
- jovenívolyoung or seeming young
Chinese Mandarin 青春的, 年輕 /年轻
- 青春的 (qīngchūn de)young or seeming young
- 年輕 /年轻 (niánqīng)young or seeming young
Czech mladický
- mladickýcharacteristic of young people
Danish ungdommelig
- ungdommeligyoung or seeming young
Esperanto juneca
- junecacharacteristic of young people
Finnish nuorekas, nuorehko
- nuorekasyoung or seeming young
- nuorehkoyoung or seeming young
French juvénile, jeune
- juvénileyoung or seeming young
- jeuneyoung or seeming young
German jugendlich, jung
- jugendlichyoung or seeming young
- jungyoung or seeming young
Hindi तरुण
- तरुण (taruṇ)young or seeming young
Irish anaosta
- anaostayoung or seeming young
Italian giovanile
- giovanileyoung or seeming young
Japanese 若々しい
- 若々しい (wakawakashii)young or seeming young
Latin iuvenis, prīmaevus
- iuvenisyoung or seeming young
- prīmaevusyoung or seeming young
Māori taiohi, taiohi
- taiohiyoung or seeming young
- taiohicharacteristic of young people
Norwegian Bokmål ungdommelig
- ungdommeligyoung or seeming young
Polish młody, młodociany
- młodyyoung or seeming young
- młodocianyyoung or seeming young
- młodzieńczycharacteristic of young people
Portuguese juvenil, jovem
- juvenilyoung or seeming young
- jovemyoung or seeming young
- juvenilcharacteristic of young people
Russian ю́ношеский, моложа́вый
- ю́ношеский (júnošeskij)young or seeming young
- моложа́вый (moložávyj)young or seeming young
- молодо́й (molodój)young or seeming young
- ю́ношеский (júnošeskij)characteristic of young people
- молодёжный (molodjóžnyj)characteristic of young people
Scottish Gaelic ògail, ògail
- ògailyoung or seeming young
- ògailcharacteristic of young people
Spanish juvenil, joven
- juvenilyoung or seeming young
- jovenyoung or seeming young
- juvenilcharacteristic of young people
Swedish ungdomlig, ung
- ungdomligyoung or seeming young
- ungyoung or seeming young
Yiddish יוגנטלעך, יוגנטלעך
- יוגנטלעך (yugntlekh)young or seeming young
- יוגנטלעך (yugntlekh)characteristic of young people
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with youthful
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youthful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful
“youthful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthful.
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