juvenility

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdʒuvəˈnɪləti/ UK /ˌdʒuːvəˈnɪləti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the quality or state of being youthful or immature

There was a charming juvenility in his unguarded enthusiasm.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality or state of... youthfulnessimmaturityyouthchildishnesscallowness

Opposites

maturity adulthood

Word family

Related forms juvenile juvenal

Etymology

From Late Latin 'iuvenilitas' ('youth'), from Latin 'iuvenilis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person').

iuvenilitas Late Latin iuvenilis Latin iuvenis Latin

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# juvenility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌdʒuvəˈnɪləti
**IPA (UK):** ˌdʒuːvəˈnɪləti

## Meanings
1. the quality or state of being youthful or immature

## Examples
- There was a charming juvenility in his unguarded enthusiasm.

## Synonyms
- youthfulness
- immaturity
- youth
- childishness
- callowness

## Antonyms
- maturity
- adulthood

## Related Forms
- juvenile
- juvenal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iuvenilitas
- Root: iuvenilis
- Root: iuvenis

## Etymology
From Late Latin 'iuvenilitas' ('youth'), from Latin 'iuvenilis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person').

## AI Etymology
Juvenility comes from Late Latin 'iuvenilitas' ('youth'), from Latin 'iuvenilis' ('youthful'), from 'iuvenis' ('young, a young person'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin iuvenilitas, Latin iuvenilis, Latin iuvenis. The same word family includes juvenile, juvenal. Its current noun use means "the quality or state of being youthful or immature".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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