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youthfulness

youthfulness

3 3.8
Being young and full of energy
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːθfəl.nəs/
translation icon : juventud
  • Her youthfulness seemed like a gift and a challenge; it would be not only stupid but ungrateful to ignore.

OK, let's talk about youthfulness of skin or the appearance of youthfulness in skin.

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Examples

  • My appearance has not improved, so I suppose it was a lucky break when he was attracted by my youthfulness.

  • His youthfulness was evident in his playful attitude and bright smile.

  • OK, let's talk about youthfulness of skin or the appearance of youthfulness in skin.

  • For women, aging not only takes away the youthfulness of the skin but also the youthfulness of life.

    Blog text (20)
  • Youthfulness was really the only thing they had going for them.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • But the emphasis on youthfulness and the terror of old age in American culture, if anything, seems to have grown greater.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The cult of youthfulness may be the principal legacy of the 1960s.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Everyone must realize that cosmetic surgery is not the final answer to beauty and youthfulness.

    Blog text (17)
  • So this first attribute is smooth, unblemished skin indicates youthfulness and good health.

  • Why I think that's just youthfulness at its core is wanting to be transformative, wanting to be rebellious.

Synonyms

youth
vsyouthfulness
104 1.1

The state of being young and full of energy

is the quality side of that state rather than the life stage itself
vigor
vsyouthfulness
  • US
36 3.4

Physical or mental energy that makes you active

is more about lively freshness and spirited energy rather than raw strength
vitality
vsyouthfulness
29 4.3

Energy and liveliness that make a person or thing seem active

adds a sense of early-life freshness and youth-linked vigor to that energy
freshness
vsyouthfulness
3 1.6

The feeling of being rested and full of energy

applies more broadly to being energetic because of youth rather than recent refreshment
liveliness
vsyouthfulness
3 3.4

A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active

adds an early-life freshness quality to that general energetic feeling
juvenility
vsyouthfulness
8.4

A lively, fresh energy typical of young people

covers the same freshness but as a general quality, not only age markers
youngness
vsyouthfulness
4.2

The state of being young

focuses on the energetic, fresh quality rather than chronological age

Antonyms

109 2.0

The later part of life after middle age when people often retire and may lose strength

senescence
  • Specialized
3 8.9

To grow older and have physical changes in the body

How Youthful

exuberance
27 6.7
youthfulness
3 3.8
vitality
29 4.3
freshness
3 1.6

Surface Forms

youthfulness singular

Morphology

youthfulness = youthful (transparent) = youth + ful + ness

Derived by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the familiar adjective 'youthful', yielding the quality of being youthful.

Etymology

Youthfulness comes from youth ('young') plus the parts -ful ('full of') and -ness ('a state'). So, youthfulness is the state of being 'full of youth', meaning fresh, lively, and energetic.