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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What begins as an adventure fueled by youthful curiosity soon becomes a defining experience that tests their understanding of the world around them.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The music video opts for an effortlessly fun and youthful feel, trading in glossy, big sets for scenic mountain views.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Osborn can sound like a factory man from a Bruce Springsteen song, a character whose youthful exuberance and restless sense of escape have been tempered by life’s hard awakenings.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The mother-daughter connection between these two brands echoes DKNY’s story of origin, when Donna Karan herself drew inspiration from her daughter for the line’s cool, youthful attitude.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The music video opts for an effortlessly fun and youthful feel, trading in glossy, big sets for scenic mountain views.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Osborn can sound like a factory man from a Bruce Springsteen song, a character whose youthful exuberance and restless sense of escape have been tempered by life’s hard awakenings.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The mother-daughter connection between these two brands echoes DKNY’s story of origin, when Donna Karan herself drew inspiration from her daughter for the line’s cool, youthful attitude.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for youthful
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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