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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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
In recent years, as diamond prices have sputtered and the BDP government has repeatedly been caught up in major corruption scandals, Botswana’s youthful electorate has begun to search for alternatives to the party of their elders.
—Keletso Thobega, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
After posting a video to TikTok showcasing her nighttime skincare routine, skeptics flooded the comments, claiming that Moreno could not possibly be over 50 due to her youthful appearance.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The Bring It On star, who has become known for her youthful appearance, recently denied plastic surgery rumors.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Youthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youthful. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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