1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of youth
youthful inexperience
2
: being young and not yet mature
3
: marked by or possessing youth
youthful dancers
4
: having the vitality or freshness of youth : vigorous
my youthful grandparents
5
: having accomplished or undergone little erosion
youthful mountains
youthfulness
noun
Examples of youthful in a Sentence
My grandparents are still very youthful.
it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential
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But through a genuine script by Toby Harvard (based on a story by him and Timpson), Fisher looks and sounds believably at ease with Mildred’s beyond-her-years snappy sophistication, while managing to hold onto her youthful innocence and spirit.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Highlights included the Shamo bolero jacket and matching Appaloosa miniskirt, both crafted from the Gipsy moth fabric for a raffia-reminiscent effect and resulting in a youthful total look that could work from day to night.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
The formula is shimmer-free, utilizing vitamin E, ruscus extract, and Moroccan calendula extract to keep skin youthful and protected.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
According to the rules of the Substance, Elisabeth will now pass a week in deep slumber, fed intravenously, while Sue (as this creature calls herself ) is out in the world, having fun and being appreciated for her youthful beauty and zest.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Highlights included the Shamo bolero jacket and matching Appaloosa miniskirt, both crafted from the Gipsy moth fabric for a raffia-reminiscent effect and resulting in a youthful total look that could work from day to night.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
The formula is shimmer-free, utilizing vitamin E, ruscus extract, and Moroccan calendula extract to keep skin youthful and protected.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
According to the rules of the Substance, Elisabeth will now pass a week in deep slumber, fed intravenously, while Sue (as this creature calls herself ) is out in the world, having fun and being appreciated for her youthful beauty and zest.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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