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adolescent

ad·o·les·cent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ad-l-es-uh nt]
    • /ˌæd lˈɛs ənt/
    • /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-l-es-uh nt]
    • /ˌæd lˈɛs ənt/

Definitions of adolescent word

  • adjective adolescent Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour. 3
  • adjective adolescent An adolescent is an adolescent boy or girl. 3
  • adjective adolescent of or relating to adolescence 3
  • adjective adolescent behaving in an immature way; puerile 3
  • noun adolescent an adolescent person 3
  • adjective adolescent developing from childhood to maturity; growing up 3
See all 17 definitions of adolescent

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Origin of adolescent

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin adolēscent- (stem of adolēscēns growing up, present participle of adolēscere), equivalent to adol(ē)- (see adult) + -ēsc- -esce + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Adolescent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Adolescent

adolescent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

adolescent usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for adolescent

noun adolescent

  • youth — the condition of being young.
  • juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
  • teenager — a person in his or her teens.
  • minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
  • youngster — a child.

adjective adolescent

  • teenage — of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.
  • young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
  • youthful — characterized by youth; young.
  • pubescent — arriving or arrived at puberty.
  • pubertal — of, relating to, or characteristic of puberty.
All 18 Synonyms of adolescent

Antonyms for adolescent

noun adolescent

  • adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
  • infant — a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.

adjective adolescent

  • mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
All 3 Antonyms of adolescent

Related words

  • youth

    the condition of being young.

  • anorexia nervosa

    an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.

  • bobbysoxer

    an adolescent girl wearing bobbysocks, esp in the 1940s

  • boomie

    a person who was an adolescent in the 1960s.

  • bubblegummer

    a young teenager; adolescent.

  • chlorosis

    a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
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