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juvenility

  • /dʒuvəˈnɪlɪti/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪti

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Borrowed from Latin iuvenilitas. By surface analysis, juvenile + -ity.

noun juvenilities

  1. countable, uncountable The state or quality of being juvenile. The plant grew from juvenility to maturity in a week.

    Opposite: senility

  2. countable, uncountable Juvenile behavior, writing, etc. The frantic fanaticism of this paragraph deprives us of all hope that Mr. Irving will, as we once fondly hoped, outgrow his juvenilities.

    Opposite: senility

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noun The state or quality of being juvenile

Françaisjuvénilité

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"juvenility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/juvenility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{juvenility_2026,
  title = {juvenility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/juvenility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}