Advertisement
Advertisement
adolescent
[ad-l-es-uhnt]
adjective
growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
Synonyms: ,having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.
noun
an adolescent person.
Synonyms: , ,
adolescent
/ ˌæəˈɛəԳ /
adjective
of or relating to adolescence
informalbehaving in an immature way; puerile
noun
an adolescent person
Other 51Թ Forms
- adolescently adverb
- postadolescent adjective
- subadolescent adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adolescent1
Example Sentences
“It’s really fascinating how differently adults versus adolescents reacted to the show,” says Klein, now a junior at Vanderbilt.
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.
As one might have predicted, the trio of 14-year-old supposedly truant adolescents quickly overwhelmed the comic.
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.
There was a family lounge on the property with darts and virtual reality, but it wasn’t a magnet for adolescents during our stay.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse