juvenal C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdʒuvənəl/ UK /ˈdʒuːvənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj youthful; of the plumage of a young bird The hawk still wore its streaked juvenal feathers from the previous spring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · youthful; of the plumage of... juvenileyoungimmatureyouthful ↔ Opposites adultmature Word family Related forms juvenilejuvenility Etymology AI details From Latin 'iuvenalis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person'); a variant of 'juvenile' used especially in ornithology for first plumage. iuvenalis Latin iuvenis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # juvenal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒuvənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒuːvənəl/ ## Meanings 1. youthful; of the plumage of a young bird ## Examples - The hawk still wore its streaked juvenal feathers from the previous spring. ## Synonyms - juvenile - young - immature - youthful ## Antonyms - adult - mature ## Related Forms - juvenile - juvenility ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iuvenalis - Root: iuvenis ## Etymology From Latin 'iuvenalis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person'); a variant of 'juvenile' used especially in ornithology for first plumage. ## AI Etymology Juvenal comes from Latin 'iuvenalis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person'); a variant of 'juvenile' used especially in ornithology for first plumage. The etymological trail includes Latin iuvenalis, Latin iuvenis. The same word family includes juvenile, juvenility. Its current adjective use means "youthful; of the plumage of a young bird". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown