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English adjective: adolescent

1. adolescent relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent


SamplesAdolescent problems.

2. adolescent being of the age 13 through 19


SamplesTeenage mothers.
The teen years.


Synonymsteen, teenage, teenaged


Similarimmature, young


Antonymsold

3. adolescent displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity


SamplesAdolescent insecurity.
Jejune responses to our problems.
Their behavior was juvenile.
Puerile jokes.


Synonymsjejune, juvenile, puerile


Similarimmature


Antonymsmature

4. adolescent in the state of development between puberty and maturity


SamplesAdolescent boys and girls.


Similarimmature


Antonymsmature


English noun: adolescent

1. adolescent (person) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity


Synonymsstripling, teen, teenager


Broader (hypernym)juvenile, juvenile person


Narrower (hyponym)chebab, mod, pachuco, punk, punk rocker, rocker, young buck, young man









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