juvenal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒuvənəl/ UK /ˈdʒuːvənəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
youthful; of the plumage of a young bird

The hawk still wore its streaked juvenal feathers from the previous spring.

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Synonyms

1 adj · youthful; of the plumage of... juvenile young immature youthful

Opposites

adult mature

Word family

Related forms juvenile juvenility

Etymology

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

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# juvenal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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