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adolescent

[ad-l-es-uhnt]

adjective

  1. growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.



noun

  1. an adolescent person.

    Synonyms: , ,

adolescent

/ ˌæəˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to adolescence

  2. informalbehaving in an immature way; puerile

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an adolescent person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • adolescently adverb
  • postadolescent adjective
  • subadolescent adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adolescent1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin DZŧԳ- (stem of DZŧŧԲ “growing up,” present participle of DZŧ ), equivalent to DZ(ŧ)- ( adult ) + -ŧ- verb suffix + -ent- adjective suffix; -esce, -ent
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“It’s really fascinating how differently adults versus adolescents reacted to the show,” says Klein, now a junior at Vanderbilt.

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Wilson, whom the role fits so well he might have been measured for it, has a gift for playing eccentric regular guys and adolescent adults, and mixing, almost superimposing, sadness and happiness.

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As one might have predicted, the trio of 14-year-old supposedly truant adolescents quickly overwhelmed the comic.

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In neuro-developmental services, it said a child and adolescent mental health improvement programme was in place to provide mental health support for children and young people.

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There was a family lounge on the property with darts and virtual reality, but it wasn’t a magnet for adolescents during our stay.

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