fresh-faced

Examples

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• Marshall turns to see this soldier, a fresh-faced, 19-year-old kid, saluting his Commander-in-chief.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The Douds are big people, stately and fresh-faced, with a cushioning of wholesome fat.

  Fiction book (1994)

• But I want to look fresh-faced when I arrive.

  Blog text (12)

• The face on its screen was that of a young woman, fresh-faced and eager.

  Fiction book (1991)

• But he has the wide smile, deep laugh, and beaming pride of a fresh-faced young man eager to serve.

  Blog text (28)

• Each morning he comes to school fresh-faced and apple-cheeked while the other students are pale and wan.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The babysitter arrived particularly buoyant, a fresh-faced high school girl you might have grown into if we had stayed.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Danny, Jack, and Eugene are eating while Rascal holds court with a group of fresh-faced rookies.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Facing him on the couch are two uniformed policemen, one middle-aged, the other a fresh-faced rookie.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The canvas presents a slender youth with a fresh-faced complexion, almond-shaped eyes, and longish, insouciant hair falling over his large forehead.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

Y

youthful

vsfresh-faced

85 3.1

Having the energy and fresh look of a young person

focuses on a healthy innocent appearance rather than broad qualities of young people

B

baby-faced

vsfresh-faced

4 4.5

A face that looks much younger than a person's age

expresses youth and innocence without appearing childlike

B

bloomy

vsfresh-faced

5.0

A face that looks healthy and rosy

has a healthy look that also conveys a clear innocent quality

Antonyms

A

aged

202 1.2

Having a certain number of years, used before a number

H

haggard

12 7.0

Looking very tired and pale from worry, illness, or lack of food

How Youthful

childlike

36 3.7

youthful

85 3.1

fresh-faced

8 3.9

mature

199 3.3

agey

1 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology