youngish

young·ish

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yuhng-ish]
- /ˈyʌŋ ɪʃ/
- /ˈjʌŋɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yuhng-ish]
- /ˈyʌŋ ɪʃ/

Definitions of youngish word

adjective youngish somewhat young. 1
adjective youngish fairly youthful 1
adjective youngish A youngish person is fairly young. 0
adjective youngish rather young 0

See all 4 definitions of youngish

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Origin of youngish

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; young + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Youngish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Youngish

youngish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.